Abdulpurਅਬਦੁਲਪੁਰ

Where is Abdulpur?

Abdulpur is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036972, and it covers 193 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 408 people in Abdulpur: 215 men and 193 women, living in 72 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 193 hectares, the population density works out to about 211 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 898 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 15 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.68 per cent and women at 71.59 per cent. The census recorded 125 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 115 main workers, the largest group, 56, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 55 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 10 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Abdulpur's land. Of the village's 193 hectares, 186 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 184 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (36 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (148 hectares). About 7 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 56 cultivators and 4 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Abdulpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gopalpur, Bathli, Badholi Gujran and Akkri.

What is the population of Abdulpur?

The population of Abdulpur was 408 at the 2011 census, living in 72 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Abdulpur have?

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