Saidpur Thehਸੈਦਪੁਰ ਠੇਹ

Where is Saidpur Theh?

Saidpur Theh is a village in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rahon, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Aur community development block and is served by the Said Pur Theh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032261, and it covers 200 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 97 people in Saidpur Theh: 46 men and 51 women, living in 20 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 200 hectares, the population density works out to about 48 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1109 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 64 people, about 66 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.4 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.5 per cent and women at 76.09 per cent. The census recorded 36 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 36 main workers, the largest group, 33, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saidpur Theh's land. Of the village's 200 hectares, 190 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (190 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 2 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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

Saidpur Theh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rahon, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bahadurpur, Dodhala, Jullah Majra and Mahrampur.

What is the population of Saidpur Theh?

The population of Saidpur Theh was 97 at the 2011 census, living in 20 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Saidpur Theh have?

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