Hoshiarpurਹੋਸ਼ਿਆਰਪੁਰ

Where is Hoshiarpur?

Hoshiarpur is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and is served by the Seowal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028271, and it covers 47 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 46 people in Hoshiarpur: 25 men and 21 women, living in 9 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 47 hectares, the population density works out to about 98 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 840 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.3 per cent and women at 80 per cent. The census recorded 11 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 10 main workers, the largest group, 6, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hoshiarpur's land. Of the village's 47 hectares, 45 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (45 hectares). About 2 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 7 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Hoshiarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhagoman, Narad, Mokhe and Lakhanpal.

What is the population of Hoshiarpur?

The population of Hoshiarpur was 46 at the 2011 census, living in 9 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Hoshiarpur have?

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