Phulpurਫੁਲਪੁਰ

Where is Phulpur?

Phulpur is a village in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (East) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030377, and it covers 171 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,111 people in Phulpur: 556 men and 555 women, living in 245 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 171 hectares, the population density works out to about 650 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 998 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 129, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 912 people, about 82 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.01 per cent and women at 74.6 per cent. The census recorded 386 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 285 main workers, the largest group, 117, were household industry workers, ahead of 107 other workers in trade, transport and services and 52 agricultural labourers. A further 101 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Phulpur's land. Of the village's 171 hectares, 155 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (155 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 12 cultivators and 64 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre and a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Phulpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhanal, Udhopur, Nangal Purdil and Barsal.

What is the population of Phulpur?

The population of Phulpur was 1,111 at the 2011 census, living in 245 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Phulpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Phulpur has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.