Akabarpurਅਕਬਰਪੁਰ

Where is Akabarpur?

Akabarpur is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and is served by the Akbarpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038661, and it covers 119 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,107 people in Akabarpur: 594 men and 513 women, living in 200 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 119 hectares, the population density works out to about 930 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 864 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 153, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 630 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.19 per cent and women at 72.93 per cent. The census recorded 310 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 211 main workers, the largest group, 153, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 34 cultivators on their own land and 18 agricultural labourers. A further 99 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Akabarpur's land. Of the village's 119 hectares, 118 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (118 hectares). About 1 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 34 cultivators and 89 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Akabarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 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 Bagwali, Majri, Bholon Kalewal and Khalidpur.

What is the population of Akabarpur?

The population of Akabarpur was 1,107 at the 2011 census, living in 200 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Akabarpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Akabarpur has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.