Tajpur (Ludhiana East)ਤਜਪੁਰ ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ ਏਅਸਟ

Where is Tajpur (Ludhiana East)?

Tajpur (Ludhiana East) is a village in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and is served by the Tajpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033490, and it covers 266 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,150 people in Tajpur (Ludhiana East): 589 men and 561 women, living in 224 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 266 hectares, the population density works out to about 432 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 952 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 121, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 428 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.86 per cent and women at 71.2 per cent. The census recorded 335 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 293 main workers, the largest group, 157, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 95 agricultural labourers and 21 household industry workers. A further 42 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tajpur (Ludhiana East)'s land. Of the village's 266 hectares, 240 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (240 hectares). About 26 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 23 cultivators and 104 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Tajpur (Ludhiana East) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhoula, Bhamian Khurd, Kakka and Mundian Khurd.

What is the population of Tajpur (Ludhiana East)?

The population of Tajpur (Ludhiana East) was 1,150 at the 2011 census, living in 224 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Tajpur (Ludhiana East) have?

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