Alipurਅਲੀਪੁਰ

Where is Alipur?

Alipur is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patti community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038238, and it covers 244 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,180 people in Alipur: 636 men and 544 women, living in 212 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 244 hectares, the population density works out to about 484 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 855 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 153, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 504 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.31 per cent and women at 55.02 per cent. The census recorded 599 workers, about 51 per cent of the village. Of the 528 main workers, the largest group, 183, were household industry workers, ahead of 163 agricultural labourers and 132 cultivators on their own land. A further 71 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Alipur's land. Of the village's 244 hectares, 216 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (216 hectares). About 28 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 138 cultivators and 176 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 health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Alipur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patti, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Burj Puhla, Ratta Gudda, Nabipur and Thathian Khurd.

What is the population of Alipur?

The population of Alipur was 1,180 at the 2011 census, living in 212 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Alipur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Alipur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.