ਅਕਬਰਪੁਰ (ਕਪੂਰਥਲਾ)ਅਕਬਰਪੁਰ (ਕਪੂਰਥਲਾ)

Where is Akbarpur (Kapurthala)?

Akbarpur (Kapurthala) is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhilwan community development block and is served by the Akbarpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029191, and it covers 115 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,157 people in Akbarpur (Kapurthala): 600 men and 557 women, living in 250 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 115 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,005 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 928 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 121, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 223 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.94 per cent and women at 70.73 per cent. The census recorded 342 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 340 main workers, the largest group, 205, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 66 other workers in trade, transport and services and 65 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Akbarpur (Kapurthala)'s land. Of the village's 115 hectares, 101 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (101 hectares). About 14 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 205 cultivators and 65 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Akbarpur (Kapurthala) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Surakhpur, Mand Akbarpur, Mand Surakhpur and Peerewal.

What is the population of Akbarpur (Kapurthala)?

The population of Akbarpur (Kapurthala) was 1,157 at the 2011 census, living in 250 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Akbarpur (Kapurthala) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Akbarpur (Kapurthala) has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.