Khanpur Behlanਖਾਨਪੁਰ ਬੇਹਲਨ

Where is Khanpur Behlan?

Khanpur Behlan 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 Fatehgarh Sahib, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khera community development block and is served by the Khanpur Bir, Khanpur Behlan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032543, and it covers 326 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,064 people in Khanpur Behlan: 596 men and 468 women, living in 175 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 326 hectares, the population density works out to about 326 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 785 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 100, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 287 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.3 per cent and women at 72.39 per cent. The census recorded 372 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 138 main workers, the largest group, 78, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 57 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 234 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khanpur Behlan's land. Of the village's 326 hectares, 296 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (296 hectares). About 30 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 179 cultivators and 39 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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

Khanpur Behlan is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Rasoolpur, Sirkapra, Chuni Kalan and Niamumajra.

What is the population of Khanpur Behlan?

The population of Khanpur Behlan was 1,064 at the 2011 census, living in 175 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Khanpur Behlan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khanpur Behlan has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.