Sidhupurਸਿੱਧੂਪੁਰ

Where is Sidhupur?

Sidhupur is a village of Shahkot tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lohian Khas community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029763, and it covers 181 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 773 people in Sidhupur: 378 men and 395 women, living in 158 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 181 hectares, the population density works out to about 427 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1045 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 137 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.9 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.46 per cent and women at 78.92 per cent. The census recorded 224 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 223 main workers, the largest group, 145, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 74 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sidhupur's land. Of the village's 181 hectares, 153 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (153 hectares). About 25 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 74 cultivators and 4 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Sidhupur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nawanpind Khalewal, Shergarh, Jalalpur Khurd and Jamsher.

What is the population of Sidhupur?

The population of Sidhupur was 773 at the 2011 census, living in 158 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Sidhupur have?

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