Ahmedpurਅਹਿਮਦਪੁਰ

Where is Ahmedpur?

Ahmedpur 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 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038637, and it covers 65 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 226 people in Ahmedpur: 120 men and 106 women, living in 49 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 65 hectares, the population density works out to about 348 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 883 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 20, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 160 people, about 71 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 95.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 96.33 per cent and women at 94.85 per cent. The census recorded 70 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 51 main workers, the largest group, 48, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ahmedpur's land. Of the village's 65 hectares, 30 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (28 hectares). About 35 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 3 cultivators and 12 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Ahmedpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dugri, Chandpur, Alipur and Balawalpur.

What is the population of Ahmedpur?

The population of Ahmedpur was 226 at the 2011 census, living in 49 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Ahmedpur have?

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