Saidpurਸੈਦਪੁਰ

Where is Saidpur?

Saidpur is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038805, and it covers 53 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 7 people in Saidpur: 4 men and 3 women, living in 1 households, an average of about 7.0 people per household. Spread over its 53 hectares, the population density works out to about 13 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 750 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 43 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 25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 50 per cent and women at 0 per cent. The census recorded 4 workers, about 57 per cent of the village. Of the 1 main workers, the largest group, 1, were household industry workers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saidpur's land. Of the village's 53 hectares, 43 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (43 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Saidpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Sultanpur, Taprian Rashidpur, Makowal and Ghurkewal.

What is the population of Saidpur?

The population of Saidpur was 7 at the 2011 census, living in 1 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Saidpur have?

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