Alipurਅਲੀਪੁਰ

Where is Alipur?

Alipur is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 6 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 038635, and it covers 101 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 703 people in Alipur: 364 men and 339 women, living in 130 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 101 hectares, the population density works out to about 696 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 931 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 80, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 280 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.54 per cent and women at 76.17 per cent. The census recorded 180 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 171 main workers, the largest group, 166, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 agricultural labourers and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Alipur's land. Of the village's 101 hectares, 65 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (65 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 1 cultivators and 3 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Alipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 6 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 Singhpura, Dugri, Thali and Ahmedpur.

What is the population of Alipur?

The population of Alipur was 703 at the 2011 census, living in 130 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Alipur have?

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