Ahmedpurਅਹਿਮਦਪੁਰ

Where is Ahmedpur?

Ahmedpur is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029497, and it covers 290 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 671 people in Ahmedpur: 345 men and 326 women, living in 123 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 290 hectares, the population density works out to about 231 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 945 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 53, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 408 people, about 61 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.64 per cent and women at 71.8 per cent. The census recorded 279 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 278 main workers, the largest group, 157, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 75 cultivators on their own land and 44 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ahmedpur's land. Of the village's 290 hectares, 271 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (271 hectares). About 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 76 cultivators and 157 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. 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 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

Ahmedpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Latianwala, Sherpur Dona, Allahditta and Toti.

What is the population of Ahmedpur?

The population of Ahmedpur was 671 at the 2011 census, living in 123 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Ahmedpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ahmedpur has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.