Shadipur Alias Momianਸ਼ਾਦੀਪੁਰ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਮੋਮਿਆਂ

Where is Shadipur Alias Momian?

Shadipur Alias Momian is a village in Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patran, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patran community development block and is served by the Bhoond Theh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036261, and it covers 395 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,145 people in Shadipur Alias Momian: 1,666 men and 1,479 women, living in 562 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 395 hectares, the population density works out to about 796 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 888 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 406, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,237 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.45 per cent and women at 60.77 per cent. The census recorded 1,135 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 653 main workers, the largest group, 283, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 237 cultivators on their own land and 112 agricultural labourers. A further 482 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shadipur Alias Momian's land. Of the village's 395 hectares, 370 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (370 hectares). About 25 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 345 cultivators and 349 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Shadipur Alias Momian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patran, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patran, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Karim Nagar Alias Chicharwala, Jaikhar, Rasauli and Dotal.

What is the population of Shadipur Alias Momian?

The population of Shadipur Alias Momian was 3,145 at the 2011 census, living in 562 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Shadipur Alias Momian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Shadipur Alias Momian has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.