Sahibpuraਸਾਹਿਬਪੁਰਾ

Where is Sahibpura?

Sahibpura is a village of Khanna tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khanna, about 6 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 033186, and it covers 124 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 527 people in Sahibpura: 286 men and 241 women, living in 108 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 124 hectares, the population density works out to about 425 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 843 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 58, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 237 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.34 per cent and women at 78.64 per cent. The census recorded 163 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 158 main workers, the largest group, 110, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 34 cultivators on their own land and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sahibpura's land. Of the village's 124 hectares, 112 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (112 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 35 cultivators and 7 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 health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Sahibpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Khanna, about 6 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 Mahawan, Ismailpur, Lalheri and Manak Majra.

What is the population of Sahibpura?

The population of Sahibpura was 527 at the 2011 census, living in 108 households in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Sahibpura have?

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