Kudaspurਕੁਡਸਪੁਰ

Where is Kudaspur?

Kudaspur 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 15 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 038719, and it covers 104 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 80 people in Kudaspur: 39 men and 41 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 104 hectares, the population density works out to about 77 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1051 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 26 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75 per cent and women at 76.92 per cent. The census recorded 21 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 19 main workers, the largest group, 12, were household industry workers, ahead of 7 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kudaspur's land. Of the village's 104 hectares, 79 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 76 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (76 hectares). About 23 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 0 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kudaspur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 15 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 Khanpur, Bari, Ramgarh and Kakaut.

What is the population of Kudaspur?

The population of Kudaspur was 80 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Kudaspur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kudaspur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.