Bara Surtanpurਬੜਾ ਸੁਰਟਨਪੁਰ

Where is Bara Surtanpur?

Bara Surtanpur is a village of Chamkaur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and is served by the Bara Surantpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038772, and it covers 241 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 493 people in Bara Surtanpur: 248 men and 245 women, living in 105 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 241 hectares, the population density works out to about 205 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 988 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 65, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 362 people, about 73 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.7 per cent and women at 81.9 per cent. The census recorded 122 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 110 main workers, the largest group, 68, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 22 other workers in trade, transport and services and 17 cultivators on their own land. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bara Surtanpur's land. Of the village's 241 hectares, 210 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (210 hectares). About 29 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. The census recorded 20 cultivators and 69 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bara Surtanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chhota Surtanpur, Muajudinpur, Taprian Gharispur and Khalilpur.

What is the population of Bara Surtanpur?

The population of Bara Surtanpur was 493 at the 2011 census, living in 105 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bara Surtanpur have?

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