Seehpurਸੀਹਪੁਰ

Where is Seehpur?

Seehpur 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 Dera Bassi, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039277, and it covers 125 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 199 people in Seehpur: 101 men and 98 women, living in 32 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 125 hectares, the population density works out to about 159 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 970 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 6 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 72.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.09 per cent and women at 69.47 per cent. The census recorded 82 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 73 main workers, the largest group, 48, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 21 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 household industry workers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Seehpur's land. Of the village's 125 hectares, 56 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 44 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (44 hectares). About 60 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 50 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Seehpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Handesra, Rani Majra, Sarangpur and Barana.

What is the population of Seehpur?

The population of Seehpur was 199 at the 2011 census, living in 32 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Seehpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Seehpur has government schools from primary to middle school level. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.