Saidpurਸੈਡਪੁਰ

Where is Saidpur?

Saidpur is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 4 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 038227, and it covers 261 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,345 people in Saidpur: 708 men and 637 women, living in 241 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 261 hectares, the population density works out to about 515 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 144, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 484 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.75 per cent and women at 63.44 per cent. The census recorded 415 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 411 main workers, the largest group, 214, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 140 cultivators on their own land and 37 household industry workers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saidpur's land. Of the village's 261 hectares, 234 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (234 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 144 cultivators and 20 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Saidpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patti, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tung, Pan Gota, Sabhrai and Kot Data.

What is the population of Saidpur?

The population of Saidpur was 1,345 at the 2011 census, living in 241 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Saidpur have?

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