Udipur Aimaਉਡੀਪੁਰ ਐਮਾ

Where is Udipur Aima?

Udipur Aima is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027673, and it covers 133 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 635 people in Udipur Aima: 315 men and 320 women, living in 118 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 133 hectares, the population density works out to about 477 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1016 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 57, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 473 people, about 74 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.69 per cent and women at 62.93 per cent. The census recorded 203 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 162 main workers, the largest group, 103, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 50 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 41 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Udipur Aima's land. Of the village's 133 hectares, 121 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (86 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (35 hectares). About 12 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 54 cultivators and 37 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 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Udipur Aima is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bahadurpur, Dalpat Tarf Narot, Polla and Chak Man Singhpur.

What is the population of Udipur Aima?

The population of Udipur Aima was 635 at the 2011 census, living in 118 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Udipur Aima have?

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