Saitpurਸੈਟਪੁਰ

Where is Saitpur?

Saitpur is a village of Bhulath tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhulath, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nadala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029003, and it covers 111 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 392 people in Saitpur: 182 men and 210 women, living in 100 households, an average of about 3.9 people per household. Spread over its 111 hectares, the population density works out to about 353 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1154 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 39 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.38 per cent and women at 74.24 per cent. The census recorded 101 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 99 main workers, the largest group, 86, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 7 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saitpur's land. Of the village's 111 hectares, 97 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (97 hectares). About 14 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 88 cultivators and 5 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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

Saitpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bhulath, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Raipur Rajputan, Chakshah Alladin, Ibrahimwal Taraf Gulam Nabi Khan and Khalil.

What is the population of Saitpur?

The population of Saitpur was 392 at the 2011 census, living in 100 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Saitpur have?

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