ਅਡਲਟਗੜ੍ਹਅਡਲਟਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Adalatgarh?

Adalatgarh is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and is served by the Taharpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027763, and it covers 217 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 96 people in Adalatgarh: 52 men and 44 women, living in 20 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 217 hectares, the population density works out to about 44 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 846 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.91 per cent and women at 80 per cent. The census recorded 38 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 28 main workers, the largest group, 11, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 11 other workers in trade, transport and services and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 10 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Adalatgarh's land. Of the village's 217 hectares, 114 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (114 hectares). About 103 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 11 cultivators and 16 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Adalatgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rajo Beli, Zainpur Kukkar, Taharpur and Rakwal.

What is the population of Adalatgarh?

The population of Adalatgarh was 96 at the 2011 census, living in 20 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Adalatgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Adalatgarh has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.