Siasatpurਸਿਆਸਟਪੁਰ

Where is Siasatpur?

Siasatpur is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 12 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 038716, and it covers 189 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 420 people in Siasatpur: 230 men and 190 women, living in 74 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 189 hectares, the population density works out to about 222 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 826 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 65, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 190 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.95 per cent and women at 61.11 per cent. The census recorded 160 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 84 main workers, the largest group, 67, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 6 cultivators on their own land and 6 household industry workers. A further 76 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Siasatpur's land. Of the village's 189 hectares, 173 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 129 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (129 hectares). About 13 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 6 cultivators and 6 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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

Siasatpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhaddal, Ramgarh, Sarari and Khanpur.

What is the population of Siasatpur?

The population of Siasatpur was 420 at the 2011 census, living in 74 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Siasatpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Siasatpur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.