Abdullapurਅਬਡੁੱਲਾਪੁਰ

Where is Abdullapur?

Abdullapur is a village in Ahmedgarh tehsil of Malerkotla district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039437, and it covers 322 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,352 people in Abdullapur: 725 men and 627 women, living in 248 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 322 hectares, the population density works out to about 420 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 865 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 122, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 481 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.75 per cent and women at 67.66 per cent. The census recorded 467 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 350 main workers, the largest group, 215, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 116 cultivators on their own land and 12 agricultural labourers. A further 117 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Abdullapur's land. Of the village's 322 hectares, 294 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (294 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 119 cultivators and 16 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Abdullapur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ahmedgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kasampur, Nathoheri and Shergarh.

What is the population of Abdullapur?

The population of Abdullapur was 1,352 at the 2011 census, living in 248 households in Ahmedgarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Abdullapur have?

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