Inderpuraਇਂਡੇਰਪੁਰਾ

Where is Inderpura?

Inderpura is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036527, and it covers 414 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 459 people in Inderpura: 242 men and 217 women, living in 92 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 414 hectares, the population density works out to about 111 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 91 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.07 per cent and women at 67.03 per cent. The census recorded 169 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 167 main workers, the largest group, 67, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 54 agricultural labourers and 46 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Inderpura's land. Of the village's 414 hectares, 358 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (28 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (330 hectares). About 56 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 46 cultivators and 55 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Inderpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patiala, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ucha Gaon, Sidhuwal, Asay Majra and Jassowal.

What is the population of Inderpura?

The population of Inderpura was 459 at the 2011 census, living in 92 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Inderpura have?

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