Attaulapurਅੱਟੌਲਾਪੁਰ

Where is Attaulapur?

Attaulapur 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 9 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 039569, and it covers 122 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 32 people in Attaulapur: 16 men and 16 women, living in 5 households, an average of about 6.4 people per household. Spread over its 122 hectares, the population density works out to about 26 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.92 per cent and women at 57.14 per cent. The census recorded 12 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 12 main workers, the largest group, 8, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Attaulapur's land. Of the village's 122 hectares, 116 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (100 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (16 hectares). About 6 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 8 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Attaulapur 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 9 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 Burj, Hathan and Mubarakpur.

What is the population of Attaulapur?

The population of Attaulapur was 32 at the 2011 census, living in 5 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Attaulapur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Attaulapur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.