Akbarpurਅਕਬਰਪੁਰ

Where is Akbarpur?

Akbarpur is a village of Morinda tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Morinda, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Morinda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038941, and it covers 114 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 295 people in Akbarpur: 152 men and 143 women, living in 52 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 114 hectares, the population density works out to about 259 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 941 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 205 people, about 69 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.59 per cent and women at 83.08 per cent. The census recorded 151 workers, about 51 per cent of the village. Of the 129 main workers, the largest group, 95, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 28 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 22 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Akbarpur's land. Of the village's 114 hectares, 96 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (96 hectares). About 16 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 30 cultivators and 8 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Akbarpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Morinda, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Morinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Man Kheri, Rangian, Chutamali and Chhoti Mandauli.

What is the population of Akbarpur?

The population of Akbarpur was 295 at the 2011 census, living in 52 households in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Akbarpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Akbarpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.