Sirkapraਸਿਰਕਪਰਾ

Where is Sirkapra?

Sirkapra is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036821, and it covers 234 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 812 people in Sirkapra: 437 men and 375 women, living in 153 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 234 hectares, the population density works out to about 347 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 858 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 90, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 55 people, about 7 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.61 per cent and women at 62.5 per cent. The census recorded 273 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 248 main workers, the largest group, 103, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 81 agricultural labourers and 58 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 25 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sirkapra's land. Of the village's 234 hectares, 203 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (18 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (185 hectares). About 26 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 106 cultivators and 98 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sirkapra is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 10 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 Malikpur Jattan, Khalaspur, Nagar and Karanpur.

What is the population of Sirkapra?

The population of Sirkapra was 812 at the 2011 census, living in 153 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Sirkapra have?

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