Hakimpurਹਕਿਮਪੁਰ

Where is Hakimpur?

Hakimpur is a village of Kalanaur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kalanour community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027999, and it covers 298 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,342 people in Hakimpur: 711 men and 631 women, living in 258 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 298 hectares, the population density works out to about 450 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 887 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 168, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 229 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.33 per cent and women at 65.1 per cent. The census recorded 381 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 285 main workers, the largest group, 126, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 78 agricultural labourers and 56 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 96 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hakimpur's land. Of the village's 298 hectares, 274 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 260 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (131 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (129 hectares). About 24 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 136 cultivators and 121 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. 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Hakimpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pairowal, Bhangwan, Panwan and Kot Mian Sahib.

What is the population of Hakimpur?

The population of Hakimpur was 1,342 at the 2011 census, living in 258 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Hakimpur have?

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