Haripurਹਰੀਪੁਰ

Where is Haripur?

Haripur is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027898, and it covers 65 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 583 people in Haripur: 297 men and 286 women, living in 124 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 65 hectares, the population density works out to about 897 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 963 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 55, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 141 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.97 per cent and women at 82.81 per cent. The census recorded 199 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 131 main workers, the largest group, 104, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 15 cultivators on their own land and 10 household industry workers. A further 68 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Haripur's land. Of the village's 65 hectares, 52 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (52 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 28 cultivators and 11 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. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Haripur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lohgarh, Mirjanpur, Jhande Chak and Daliya.

What is the population of Haripur?

The population of Haripur was 583 at the 2011 census, living in 124 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Haripur have?

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