Sitarpurਸਿਟਰਪੁਰ

Where is Sitarpur?

Sitarpur is a village of Dera Bassi tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 15 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 039255, and it covers 166 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 485 people in Sitarpur: 258 men and 227 women, living in 86 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 166 hectares, the population density works out to about 292 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 880 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 62 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.57 per cent and women at 68.37 per cent. The census recorded 154 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 82 main workers, the largest group, 76, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 72 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sitarpur's land. Of the village's 166 hectares, 165 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 156 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (156 hectares). About 1 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 4 cultivators and 7 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sitarpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 15 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 Sarsini, Kurli, Tiwana and Batauli.

What is the population of Sitarpur?

The population of Sitarpur was 485 at the 2011 census, living in 86 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Sitarpur have?

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