Sadhpur Viranਸਧਪੁਰ ਵਿਰਨ

Where is Sadhpur Viran?

Sadhpur Viran is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and is served by the Budhmore gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036720, and it covers 122 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 83 people in Sadhpur Viran: 42 men and 41 women, living in 15 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 122 hectares, the population density works out to about 68 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 976 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 14 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 84.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.44 per cent and women at 74.29 per cent. The census recorded 45 workers, about 54 per cent of the village. Of the 25 main workers, the largest group, 16, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 7 cultivators on their own land and 2 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 20 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sadhpur Viran's land. Of the village's 122 hectares, 106 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (106 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 8 cultivators and 35 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sadhpur Viran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Majrakhurd, Bishan Nagar, Jawalapur and Mehmudpur.

What is the population of Sadhpur Viran?

The population of Sadhpur Viran was 83 at the 2011 census, living in 15 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Sadhpur Viran have?

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