Akbarpur Urf Murad Majraਅਕਬਰਪੁਰ ਉਰਫ ਮੁਰਾਦ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Akbarpur Urf Murad Majra?

Akbarpur Urf Murad Majra is a village in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 30 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036765, and it covers 229 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 724 people in Akbarpur Urf Murad Majra: 377 men and 347 women, living in 136 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 229 hectares, the population density works out to about 316 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 920 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 99, about 14 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 54.4 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.12 per cent and women at 45.25 per cent. The census recorded 220 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 114 main workers, the largest group, 73, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 40 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers. A further 106 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Akbarpur Urf Murad Majra's land. Of the village's 229 hectares, 210 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (3 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (207 hectares). About 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 73 cultivators and 77 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Akbarpur Urf Murad Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 30 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hassanpur Kamboan, Faridpur, Bhambuan and Jalbehra.

What is the population of Akbarpur Urf Murad Majra?

The population of Akbarpur Urf Murad Majra was 724 at the 2011 census, living in 136 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Akbarpur Urf Murad Majra have?

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