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Where is Sanipur?

Sanipur is a village of Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sirhind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032734, and it covers 501 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,389 people in Sanipur: 1,262 men and 1,127 women, living in 457 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 501 hectares, the population density works out to about 477 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 231, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 595 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.96 per cent and women at 73.58 per cent. The census recorded 760 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 735 main workers, the largest group, 436, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 199 cultivators on their own land and 76 agricultural labourers. A further 25 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sanipur's land. Of the village's 501 hectares, 435 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (53 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (382 hectares). About 66 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 200 cultivators and 80 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, 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. 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

Sanipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Siduwal, Sidhupur, Shampur and Majri Sodhian.

What is the population of Sanipur?

The population of Sanipur was 2,389 at the 2011 census, living in 457 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Sanipur have?

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