Surmastpur Urf Jalalabadਸੁਰਮਸਟਪੁਰ ਉਰਫ ਜਲਾਲਆਬਾਦ

Where is Surmastpur Urf Jalalabad?

Surmastpur Urf Jalalabad is a village of Dudhan Sadhan tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 22 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 036732, and it covers 105 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 569 people in Surmastpur Urf Jalalabad: 303 men and 266 women, living in 73 households, an average of about 7.8 people per household. Spread over its 105 hectares, the population density works out to about 542 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 878 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 75, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 15 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.12 per cent and women at 64.85 per cent. The census recorded 160 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 158 main workers, the largest group, 81, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 68 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Surmastpur Urf Jalalabad's land. Of the village's 105 hectares, 97 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (97 hectares). About 8 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 82 cultivators and 8 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. 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

Surmastpur Urf Jalalabad 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 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Devinagar Hira Singhwala, Bangran, Harigarh and Mehaun.

What is the population of Surmastpur Urf Jalalabad?

The population of Surmastpur Urf Jalalabad was 569 at the 2011 census, living in 73 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Surmastpur Urf Jalalabad have?

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