Abhepur Beliਅਭੇਪੁਰ ਬੇਲੀ

Where is Abhepur Beli?

Abhepur Beli is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and is served by the Aphepur Beli gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038671, and it covers 43 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 643 people in Abhepur Beli: 558 men and 85 women, living in 49 households, an average of about 13.1 people per household. Spread over its 43 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,495 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 152 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 17, about 3 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 139 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.41 per cent and women at 88.46 per cent. The census recorded 51 workers, about 8 per cent of the village. Of the 51 main workers, the largest group, 37, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 9 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Abhepur Beli's land. Of the village's 43 hectares, 20 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (20 hectares). About 23 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 9 cultivators and 5 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre and a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Abhepur Beli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khairabad, Haveli Chhoti, Samrala and Shampura.

What is the population of Abhepur Beli?

The population of Abhepur Beli was 643 at the 2011 census, living in 49 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Abhepur Beli have?

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