Ispurਇਸਪੁਰ

Where is Ispur?

Ispur is a village in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030469, and it covers 237 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 395 people in Ispur: 201 men and 194 women, living in 92 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 237 hectares, the population density works out to about 167 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 965 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 180 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.81 per cent and women at 71.19 per cent. The census recorded 123 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 122 main workers, the largest group, 96, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 26 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ispur's land. Of the village's 237 hectares, 111 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (111 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 26 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Ispur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bansian, Mokhe, Fazilpur and Lohian.

What is the population of Ispur?

The population of Ispur was 395 at the 2011 census, living in 92 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Ispur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ispur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.