Udepur Urf Diwanwalaਉਡੇਪੁਰ ਉਰਫ ਦਿਵਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Udepur Urf Diwanwala?

Udepur Urf Diwanwala is a village of Patiala 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 036792, and it covers 405 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,401 people in Udepur Urf Diwanwala: 1,243 men and 1,158 women, living in 466 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 405 hectares, the population density works out to about 593 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 932 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 385, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 736 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.58 per cent and women at 54.14 per cent. The census recorded 685 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 648 main workers, the largest group, 336, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 163 agricultural labourers and 147 cultivators on their own land. A further 37 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Udepur Urf Diwanwala's land. Of the village's 405 hectares, 369 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (369 hectares). About 36 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 148 cultivators and 191 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Udepur Urf Diwanwala is reached by pucca 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. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kahna Heri, Palakha, Gagrauli and Gagraula.

What is the population of Udepur Urf Diwanwala?

The population of Udepur Urf Diwanwala was 2,401 at the 2011 census, living in 466 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Udepur Urf Diwanwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Udepur Urf Diwanwala has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.