Azizpurਅਜ਼ੀਜ਼ਪੁਰ

Where is Azizpur?

Azizpur is a village in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Zirakpur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039234, and it covers 170 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 708 people in Azizpur: 345 men and 363 women, living in 117 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 170 hectares, the population density works out to about 416 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1052 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 95, about 13 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 78.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.33 per cent and women at 73.8 per cent. The census recorded 191 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 184 main workers, the largest group, 92, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 81 other workers in trade, transport and services and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Azizpur's land. Of the village's 170 hectares, 138 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (138 hectares). About 32 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 93 cultivators and 11 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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 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 9 hours a day.

Getting there

Azizpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Zirakpur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dharamgarh, Dangdehra, Sadhanpur and Mandi.

What is the population of Azizpur?

The population of Azizpur was 708 at the 2011 census, living in 117 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Azizpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Azizpur has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.