Akhtiarpuraਅਖਟਿਆਰਪੁਰਾ

Where is Akhtiarpura?

Akhtiarpura is a village in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 7 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 039453, and it covers 120 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 412 people in Akhtiarpura: 215 men and 197 women, living in 75 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 120 hectares, the population density works out to about 343 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 24 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.9 per cent and women at 75.14 per cent. The census recorded 178 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 100 main workers, the largest group, 67, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 31 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 78 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Akhtiarpura's land. Of the village's 120 hectares, 111 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (111 hectares). About 8 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 69 cultivators and 2 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, 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. The village had a sub post office. 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

Akhtiarpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Malerkotla, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hakimpura, Man Majra, Bir Sherwani Kot and Dhadewari.

What is the population of Akhtiarpura?

The population of Akhtiarpura was 412 at the 2011 census, living in 75 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Akhtiarpura have?

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