Harbanspuraਹਰਬਂਸਪੁਰਾ

Where is Harbanspura?

Harbanspura is a village of Barnala tehsil in Barnala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Barnala, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Barnala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039990, and it covers 113 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 66 people in Harbanspura: 35 men and 31 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 113 hectares, the population density works out to about 58 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 886 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 12 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 63.79 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.38 per cent and women at 69.23 per cent. The census recorded 22 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 20 main workers, the largest group, 17, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Harbanspura's land. Of the village's 113 hectares, 101 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (57 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (44 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 17 cultivators and 3 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 nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Harbanspura is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Barnala, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Barnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Barnala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sanghera, Shekha, Barnala Rural and Jhaloor.

What is the population of Harbanspura?

The population of Harbanspura was 66 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Barnala tehsil of Barnala district.

What facilities does Harbanspura have?

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