Sansarpuraਸੰਸਾਰਪੁਰਾ

Where is Sansarpura?

Sansarpura is a village of Sunam tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sunam, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sunam community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039853, and it covers 116 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 24 people in Sansarpura: 16 men and 8 women, living in 10 households, an average of about 2.4 people per household. Spread over its 116 hectares, the population density works out to about 21 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 500 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 5 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 38.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 35.71 per cent and women at 42.86 per cent. The census recorded 14 workers, about 58 per cent of the village. Of the 14 main workers, the largest group, 9, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 4 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sansarpura's land. Of the village's 116 hectares, 113 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (31 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (82 hectares). About 3 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 9 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sansarpura is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sunam, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Sunam, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nilowal, Bakshiwala, Ramgarh Jawanda and Ugrahan.

What is the population of Sansarpura?

The population of Sansarpura was 24 at the 2011 census, living in 10 households in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Sansarpura have?

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