Safdarpurਸਫ਼ਦਰਪੁਰ

Where is Safdarpur?

Safdarpur is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036986, and it covers 140 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 703 people in Safdarpur: 385 men and 318 women, living in 135 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 140 hectares, the population density works out to about 502 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 826 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 98, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 698 people, about 99 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.32 per cent and women at 74.37 per cent. The census recorded 221 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 218 main workers, the largest group, 132, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 85 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Safdarpur's land. Of the village's 140 hectares, 134 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (47 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (87 hectares). About 6 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 1 cultivators and 132 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 anganwadi centre and 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 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

Safdarpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jainagar, Bhedwal, Mandwal and Chandu Khurd.

What is the population of Safdarpur?

The population of Safdarpur was 703 at the 2011 census, living in 135 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Safdarpur have?

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