Taprian Amar Singhਤਪਰਿਆਂ ਅਮਰ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Taprian Amar Singh?

Taprian Amar Singh 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 12 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 038816, and it covers 212 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,148 people in Taprian Amar Singh: 595 men and 553 women, living in 253 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 212 hectares, the population density works out to about 542 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 929 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 105, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 57 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.55 per cent and women at 67.25 per cent. The census recorded 442 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 307 main workers, the largest group, 130, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 73 other workers in trade, transport and services and 65 household industry workers. A further 135 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Taprian Amar Singh's land. Of the village's 212 hectares, 188 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (188 hectares). About 20 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 144 cultivators and 61 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. 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 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Taprian Amar Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 12 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 Rampur, Behrampur Bet, Mohan Majra and Dalla.

What is the population of Taprian Amar Singh?

The population of Taprian Amar Singh was 1,148 at the 2011 census, living in 253 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Taprian Amar Singh have?

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