Lodipurਲੋਡੀਪੁਰ

Where is Lodipur?

Lodipur is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and is served by the Lodhi Pur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038427, and it covers 549 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,132 people in Lodipur: 1,144 men and 988 women, living in 398 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 549 hectares, the population density works out to about 388 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 864 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 233, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 285 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.36 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.17 per cent and women at 74.72 per cent. The census recorded 761 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 662 main workers, the largest group, 264, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 239 other workers in trade, transport and services and 150 agricultural labourers. A further 99 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lodipur's land. Of the village's 549 hectares, 392 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 148 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (148 hectares). About 129 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 302 cultivators and 157 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Lodipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mothapur, Gobindpur, Amarpur Bela and Mawa.

What is the population of Lodipur?

The population of Lodipur was 2,132 at the 2011 census, living in 398 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Lodipur have?

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