Amarpur Belaਅਮਰਪੁਰ ਬੇਲਾ

Where is Amarpur Bela?

Amarpur Bela is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurpur Bedi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038425, and it covers 201 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 361 people in Amarpur Bela: 179 men and 182 women, living in 64 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 201 hectares, the population density works out to about 180 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1017 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 46, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 121 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.91 per cent and women at 72.61 per cent. The census recorded 129 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 118 main workers, the largest group, 104, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 10 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Amarpur Bela's land. Of the village's 201 hectares, 152 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 110 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (110 hectares). About 35 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 114 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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

Amarpur Bela is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Balowal, Mothapur, Buraj and Lodipur.

What is the population of Amarpur Bela?

The population of Amarpur Bela was 361 at the 2011 census, living in 64 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Amarpur Bela have?

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