Hajipurਹਾਜੀਪੁਰ

Where is Hajipur?

Hajipur is a village in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bassi Pathana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032621, and it covers 134 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 218 people in Hajipur: 109 men and 109 women, living in 42 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 134 hectares, the population density works out to about 163 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 137 people, about 63 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.84 per cent and women at 77.89 per cent. The census recorded 66 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 64 main workers, the largest group, 36, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 26 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hajipur's land. Of the village's 134 hectares, 122 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (3 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (119 hectares). About 11 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 26 cultivators and 2 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.

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

Hajipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Bassi Pathana, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhuchhi, Mehdoodan, Dhunda and Khalaspur.

What is the population of Hajipur?

The population of Hajipur was 218 at the 2011 census, living in 42 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Hajipur have?

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