Todarpurਤੋਡਰਪੁਰ

Where is Todarpur?

Todarpur is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Samrala, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033100, and it covers 247 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,520 people in Todarpur: 803 men and 717 women, living in 283 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 247 hectares, the population density works out to about 615 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 147, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 647 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.6 per cent and women at 71.2 per cent. The census recorded 559 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 505 main workers, the largest group, 326, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 162 cultivators on their own land and 14 agricultural labourers. A further 54 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Todarpur's land. Of the village's 247 hectares, 225 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (225 hectares). About 22 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 163 cultivators and 14 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Todarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Samrala, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotala, Sehala, Kakrala Khurd and Boundli.

What is the population of Todarpur?

The population of Todarpur was 1,520 at the 2011 census, living in 283 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Todarpur have?

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