Akbarpuraਅਕਬਰਪੁਰਾ

Where is Akbarpura?

Akbarpura is a village in Ahmedgarh tehsil of Malerkotla district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ahmedgarh, about 5 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 039407, and it covers 347 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,728 people in Akbarpura: 1,639 men and 1,089 women, living in 616 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 347 hectares, the population density works out to about 786 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 664 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 255, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 375 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.18 per cent and women at 74.9 per cent. The census recorded 1,221 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 1,192 main workers, the largest group, 1,040, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 116 cultivators on their own land and 30 agricultural labourers. A further 29 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Akbarpura's land. Of the village's 347 hectares, 279 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (8 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (271 hectares). About 65 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 117 cultivators and 30 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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

Akbarpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ahmedgarh, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Nathu Majra, Walaitpura, Umarpura and Rohira.

What is the population of Akbarpura?

The population of Akbarpura was 2,728 at the 2011 census, living in 616 households in Ahmedgarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Akbarpura have?

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