Saidpurਸੈਦਪੁਰ

Where is Saidpur?

Saidpur 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 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurpur Bedi community development block and is served by the Saidpur, Saidpur (Sangatpur) gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038374, and it covers 191 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 812 people in Saidpur: 402 men and 410 women, living in 152 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 191 hectares, the population density works out to about 425 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1020 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 73, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 116 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.02 per cent and women at 77.37 per cent. The census recorded 234 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 227 main workers, the largest group, 147, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 53 other workers in trade, transport and services and 27 agricultural labourers. A further 7 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 191 hectares, 120 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 113 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (113 hectares). About 64 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 150 cultivators and 29 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had 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

Saidpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 8 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 Baihara, Dumewal, Hirpur Ganura and Raipur.

What is the population of Saidpur?

The population of Saidpur was 812 at the 2011 census, living in 152 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Saidpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Saidpur has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.