Asmanpurਅਸਮਨਪੁਰ

Where is Asmanpur?

Asmanpur is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 5 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 036613, and it covers 172 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 733 people in Asmanpur: 377 men and 356 women, living in 132 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 172 hectares, the population density works out to about 426 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 944 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 90, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 289 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.84 per cent and women at 58.44 per cent. The census recorded 250 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 174 main workers, the largest group, 110, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 59 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 76 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Asmanpur's land. Of the village's 172 hectares, 153 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (18 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (135 hectares). About 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 59 cultivators and 23 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Asmanpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Akot, Nain Kalan, Hira Garh and Nain khurd.

What is the population of Asmanpur?

The population of Asmanpur was 733 at the 2011 census, living in 132 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Asmanpur have?

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