Sangatpurਸਂਗਟਪੁਰ

Where is Sangatpur?

Sangatpur 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 7 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 038688, and it covers 111 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 189 people in Sangatpur: 109 men and 80 women, living in 30 households, an average of about 6.3 people per household. Spread over its 111 hectares, the population density works out to about 170 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 734 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 118 people, about 62 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.2 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.08 per cent and women at 83.12 per cent. The census recorded 68 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 68 main workers, the largest group, 42, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 17 cultivators on their own land and 8 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sangatpur's land. Of the village's 111 hectares, 89 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (89 hectares). About 9 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 17 cultivators and 1 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Sangatpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 7 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 Pathreri Rajputan, Chhota Bande Mahal, Nunowal and Gobindpur.

What is the population of Sangatpur?

The population of Sangatpur was 189 at the 2011 census, living in 30 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Sangatpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sangatpur has a government primary school and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.