Asmanpurਅਸਮਨਪੁਰ

Where is Asmanpur?

Asmanpur is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 7 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 038736, and it covers 72 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 306 people in Asmanpur: 163 men and 143 women, living in 57 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 72 hectares, the population density works out to about 425 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 877 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.61 per cent and women at 84.25 per cent. The census recorded 104 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 84 main workers, the largest group, 53, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 24 household industry workers and 7 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 20 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Asmanpur's land. Of the village's 72 hectares, 58 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (58 hectares). About 8 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 60 cultivators and 1 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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

Asmanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 7 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 Behrampur Zimidara, Solkhian, Raje Majra and Goslan.

What is the population of Asmanpur?

The population of Asmanpur was 306 at the 2011 census, living in 57 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Asmanpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Asmanpur has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.