Akbarpurਅਕਬਰਪੁਰ

Where is Akbarpur?

Akbarpur is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and is served by the Bhatehri gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037004, and it covers 108 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 610 people in Akbarpur: 305 men and 305 women, living in 110 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 108 hectares, the population density works out to about 565 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 86, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 187 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.74 per cent and women at 74.62 per cent. The census recorded 192 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 184 main workers, the largest group, 151, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 17 cultivators on their own land and 13 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Akbarpur's land. Of the village's 108 hectares, 99 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (99 hectares). About 9 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 17 cultivators and 13 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. The village had a sub post office. 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

Akbarpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 3 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 Faridpur Gujran, Bhapal, Kanwarpur and Rangian.

What is the population of Akbarpur?

The population of Akbarpur was 610 at the 2011 census, living in 110 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Akbarpur have?

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