Sadarpurਸਦਰਪੁਰ

Where is Sadarpur?

Sadarpur is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 23 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and is served by the Sardarpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036589, and it covers 204 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 567 people in Sadarpur: 304 men and 263 women, living in 106 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 204 hectares, the population density works out to about 278 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 865 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 67, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 204 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.2 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.64 per cent and women at 63.2 per cent. The census recorded 200 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 138 main workers, the largest group, 87, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 34 other workers in trade, transport and services and 12 agricultural labourers. A further 62 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sadarpur's land. Of the village's 204 hectares, 186 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (186 hectares). About 18 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 93 cultivators and 52 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. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Sadarpur is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patiala, about 23 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 Laluchhi, Gajju Majra, Kooka and Taraura khurd.

What is the population of Sadarpur?

The population of Sadarpur was 567 at the 2011 census, living in 106 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Sadarpur have?

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