Udhampurਉਧਮਪੁਰ

Where is Udhampur?

Udhampur is a village in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Morinda, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Morinda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038899, and it covers 52 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 206 people in Udhampur: 108 men and 98 women, living in 39 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 52 hectares, the population density works out to about 396 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 907 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 5 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 10 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.86 per cent and women at 78.35 per cent. The census recorded 71 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 71 main workers, the largest group, 54, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 agricultural labourers and 8 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Udhampur's land. Of the village's 52 hectares, 46 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (46 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 54 cultivators and 9 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Udhampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Morinda, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Morinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sarhana, Kotli, Chaklan and Ballan.

What is the population of Udhampur?

The population of Udhampur was 206 at the 2011 census, living in 39 households in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Udhampur have?

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