Alampur Urf Chapraਆਲਮਪੁਰ ਉਰਫ ਚਪਰਾ

Where is Alampur Urf Chapra?

Alampur Urf Chapra is a village in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Payal, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Doraha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033298, and it covers 103 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 455 people in Alampur Urf Chapra: 248 men and 207 women, living in 95 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 103 hectares, the population density works out to about 442 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 835 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 196 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.46 per cent and women at 72.02 per cent. The census recorded 170 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 170 main workers, the largest group, 70, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 63 cultivators on their own land and 37 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Alampur Urf Chapra's land. Of the village's 103 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 6 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 63 cultivators and 37 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. 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.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Alampur Urf Chapra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Payal, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Payal, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chapra, Ferozepur, Kuhli Kalan and Ghaloti.

What is the population of Alampur Urf Chapra?

The population of Alampur Urf Chapra was 455 at the 2011 census, living in 95 households in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Alampur Urf Chapra have?

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