Hussainpuraਹੁਸੈਨਪੁਰਾ

Where is Hussainpura?

Hussainpura 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 4 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 032593, and it covers 133 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 272 people in Hussainpura: 153 men and 119 women, living in 56 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 133 hectares, the population density works out to about 204 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 778 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 61 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.03 per cent and women at 74.51 per cent. The census recorded 160 workers, about 59 per cent of the village. Of the 134 main workers, the largest group, 67, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 54 cultivators on their own land and 8 household industry workers. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hussainpura's land. Of the village's 133 hectares, 125 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (125 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 57 cultivators and 5 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. 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

Hussainpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 4 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 Mandlan, Kandipur, Rasulpur and Karimpura.

What is the population of Hussainpura?

The population of Hussainpura was 272 at the 2011 census, living in 56 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Hussainpura have?

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