Khalilpurਖਲਿਲਪੁਰ

Where is Khalilpur?

Khalilpur is a village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028936, and it covers 52 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 191 people in Khalilpur: 103 men and 88 women, living in 30 households, an average of about 6.4 people per household. Spread over its 52 hectares, the population density works out to about 367 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 854 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 17, about 9 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 83.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.02 per cent and women at 80.25 per cent. The census recorded 46 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 46 main workers, the largest group, 31, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 12 household industry workers and 3 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khalilpur's land. Of the village's 52 hectares, 47 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (47 hectares). About 5 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 31 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. 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khalilpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Man, Chakanwali, Machharala and Khushalpur.

What is the population of Khalilpur?

The population of Khalilpur was 191 at the 2011 census, living in 30 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Khalilpur have?

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