Todarpurਟੋਡਰਪੁਰ

Where is Todarpur?

Todarpur is a village of Budhlada tehsil in Mansa district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bareta, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Budhlada community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036017, and it covers 343 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 373 people in Todarpur: 191 men and 182 women, living in 76 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 343 hectares, the population density works out to about 109 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 953 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 182 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.18 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.47 per cent and women at 56.79 per cent. The census recorded 148 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 145 main workers, the largest group, 77, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 46 cultivators on their own land and 22 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Todarpur's land. Of the village's 343 hectares, 304 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 303 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (303 hectares). About 38 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 13 hours a day. The census recorded 48 cultivators and 77 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Todarpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bareta, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Budhlada, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Saspali, Saidewala, Dharampura and Sher Khanwala.

What is the population of Todarpur?

The population of Todarpur was 373 at the 2011 census, living in 76 households in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Todarpur have?

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