Azampurਅਜ਼ਮਪੁਰ

Where is Azampur?

Azampur 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 14 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 038472, and it covers 188 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 975 people in Azampur: 495 men and 480 women, living in 181 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 188 hectares, the population density works out to about 519 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 970 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 109, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 207 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.09 per cent and women at 69.95 per cent. The census recorded 288 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 214 main workers, the largest group, 116, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 82 other workers in trade, transport and services and 14 household industry workers. A further 74 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Azampur's land. Of the village's 188 hectares, 163 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 147 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (147 hectares). About 21 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 163 cultivators and 4 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. 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 and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Azampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Sandhoa, Nurpur Kalan, Asmanpur and Rure Majra.

What is the population of Azampur?

The population of Azampur was 975 at the 2011 census, living in 181 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Azampur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Azampur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.