Alampurਆਲਮਪੁਰ

Where is Alampur?

Alampur is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 9 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 038621, and it covers 121 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 506 people in Alampur: 261 men and 245 women, living in 94 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 121 hectares, the population density works out to about 418 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 939 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 271 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.83 per cent and women at 75.7 per cent. The census recorded 148 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 131 main workers, the largest group, 93, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 23 cultivators on their own land and 12 agricultural labourers. A further 17 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Alampur's land. Of the village's 121 hectares, 61 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (61 hectares). About 60 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 25 cultivators and 15 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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. The village had its own post office. 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

Alampur 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 9 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 Bahadarpur, Dakala, Laudi Majra and Lohgarh Fidey.

What is the population of Alampur?

The population of Alampur was 506 at the 2011 census, living in 94 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Alampur have?

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