Abhipurਅਭੀਪੁਰ

Where is Abhipur?

Abhipur is a village of Kharar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kurali, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039002, and it covers 231 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 581 people in Abhipur: 318 men and 263 women, living in 91 households, an average of about 6.4 people per household. Spread over its 231 hectares, the population density works out to about 251 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 827 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.32 per cent and women at 78 per cent. The census recorded 348 workers, about 60 per cent of the village. Of the 190 main workers, the largest group, 115, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 44 other workers in trade, transport and services and 31 agricultural labourers. A further 158 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Abhipur's land. Of the village's 231 hectares, 143 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 60 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. The census recorded 120 cultivators and 181 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. 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 human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Abhipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kurali, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kubaheri, Mianpur, Sangatpura and Fatehpur.

What is the population of Abhipur?

The population of Abhipur was 581 at the 2011 census, living in 91 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Abhipur have?

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