Tasulpurਤਸੁਲਪੁਰ

Where is Tasulpur?

Tasulpur is a village of Dudhan Sadhan tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 15 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 036826, and it covers 97 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 381 people in Tasulpur: 197 men and 184 women, living in 72 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 97 hectares, the population density works out to about 393 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 934 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 51, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 217 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.02 per cent and women at 57.86 per cent. The census recorded 132 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 127 main workers, the largest group, 57, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 39 cultivators on their own land and 29 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tasulpur's land. Of the village's 97 hectares, 89 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (84 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (4 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. The census recorded 39 cultivators and 62 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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

Tasulpur 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 15 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 Mahru, Tiwana, Kheri Ranwan and Malakpur Kamboan.

What is the population of Tasulpur?

The population of Tasulpur was 381 at the 2011 census, living in 72 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Tasulpur have?

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