Alipurਅਲੀਪੁਰ

Where is Alipur?

Alipur is a village of Khanna tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khanna, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khanna community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033189, and it covers 118 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 755 people in Alipur: 402 men and 353 women, living in 161 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 118 hectares, the population density works out to about 640 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 878 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 98, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 566 people, about 75 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.45 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.07 per cent and women at 69.26 per cent. The census recorded 198 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 128 main workers, the largest group, 104, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 17 cultivators on their own land and 5 household industry workers. A further 70 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Alipur's land. Of the village's 118 hectares, 102 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (102 hectares). About 16 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 27 cultivators and 2 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Alipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Khanna, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Khanna, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Manak Majra, Bhadla Uncha, Ismailpur and Bhadla Nicha.

What is the population of Alipur?

The population of Alipur was 755 at the 2011 census, living in 161 households in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Alipur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Alipur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.