Asgaripurਅਸਗਰੀਪੁਰ

Where is Asgaripur?

Asgaripur is a village of Khanna tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Doraha, about 7 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 033219, and it covers 182 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 188 people in Asgaripur: 94 men and 94 women, living in 44 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 182 hectares, the population density works out to about 103 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 33 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.05 per cent and women at 72.29 per cent. The census recorded 71 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 64 main workers, the largest group, 31, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 29 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Asgaripur's land. Of the village's 182 hectares, 170 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (22 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (148 hectares). About 12 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 35 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8.

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

Asgaripur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Doraha, about 7 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 Raipur, Ghungrali (Khanna), Bhamaddi and Kotpanech.

What is the population of Asgaripur?

The population of Asgaripur was 188 at the 2011 census, living in 44 households in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Asgaripur have?

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