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Where is Sahaipur?

Sahaipur is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028431, and it covers 110 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 448 people in Sahaipur: 226 men and 222 women, living in 79 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 110 hectares, the population density works out to about 407 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 982 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 47, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 73 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.63 per cent and women at 78.39 per cent. The census recorded 275 workers, about 61 per cent of the village. Of the 209 main workers, the largest group, 104, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 74 other workers in trade, transport and services and 29 agricultural labourers. A further 66 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sahaipur's land. Of the village's 110 hectares, 67 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (20 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (47 hectares). About 8 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 124 cultivators and 59 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. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Sahaipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dalla Gorian, Roranwali, Langar Kot and Duluwana.

What is the population of Sahaipur?

The population of Sahaipur was 448 at the 2011 census, living in 79 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Sahaipur have?

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