Saidipurਸੈਦੀਪੁਰ

Where is Saidipur?

Saidipur is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027650, and it covers 198 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,629 people in Saidipur: 788 men and 841 women, living in 331 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 198 hectares, the population density works out to about 823 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1067 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 174, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 588 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.31 per cent and women at 74.14 per cent. The census recorded 377 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 233 main workers, the largest group, 107, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 103 cultivators on their own land and 20 agricultural labourers. A further 144 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saidipur's land. Of the village's 198 hectares, 177 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (177 hectares). About 21 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 103 cultivators and 72 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Saidipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khiyala, Rahimpur, Madarpur and Pakho Chak.

What is the population of Saidipur?

The population of Saidipur was 1,629 at the 2011 census, living in 331 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Saidipur have?

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