Alampurਆਲਮਪੁਰ

Where is Alampur?

Alampur is a village of Nabha tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhadson, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nabha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036449, and it covers 59 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 71 people in Alampur: 34 men and 37 women, living in 15 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 59 hectares, the population density works out to about 120 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1088 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 10 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 84.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.1 per cent and women at 81.82 per cent. The census recorded 22 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 22 main workers, the largest group, 19, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Alampur's land. Of the village's 59 hectares, 57 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (57 hectares). About 2 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 19 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Alampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bhadson, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shamaspur, Jhambali sahni, Khizerpur and Behbalpur.

What is the population of Alampur?

The population of Alampur was 71 at the 2011 census, living in 15 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Alampur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Alampur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.