Albelpuraਅਲਬੇਲਪੁਰਾ

Where is Albelpura?

Albelpura is a village of Ahmedgarh tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 10 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 039419, and it covers 132 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 799 people in Albelpura: 409 men and 390 women, living in 155 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 132 hectares, the population density works out to about 605 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 954 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 101, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 90 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.34 per cent and women at 50.14 per cent. The census recorded 232 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 175 main workers, the largest group, 126, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 49 cultivators on their own land. A further 57 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Albelpura's land. Of the village's 132 hectares, 114 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (114 hectares). About 2 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 50 cultivators and 0 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 human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Albelpura 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 10 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 Bazidgarh and Jitwal Khurd.

What is the population of Albelpura?

The population of Albelpura was 799 at the 2011 census, living in 155 households in Ahmedgarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Albelpura have?

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