Aniatpurਅਨਿਆਟਪੁਰ

Where is Aniatpur?

Aniatpur is a village of Khadur Sahib tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rayya, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khadur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038319, and it covers 95 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 241 people in Aniatpur: 118 men and 123 women, living in 40 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 95 hectares, the population density works out to about 254 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1042 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 33, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 81 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.64 per cent and women at 61.9 per cent. The census recorded 62 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 61 main workers, the largest group, 29, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 23 household industry workers and 5 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Aniatpur's land. Of the village's 95 hectares, 89 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (89 hectares). About 6 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 5 cultivators and 29 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 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Aniatpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rayya, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Khadur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhalojala, Rakh Gagrewal, Chak Gagrewal and Bhalaipur Dogra.

What is the population of Aniatpur?

The population of Aniatpur was 241 at the 2011 census, living in 40 households in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Aniatpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Aniatpur has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.