Khanpurਖਾਨਪੁਰ

Where is Khanpur?

Khanpur is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028543, and it covers 62 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 40 people in Khanpur: 20 men and 20 women, living in 7 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 62 hectares, the population density works out to about 65 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 18 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 90.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 81.25 per cent. The census recorded 16 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 12 main workers, the largest group, 6, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khanpur's land. Of the village's 62 hectares, 54 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (54 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 10 cultivators and 0 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.

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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Khanpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nurpur, Samrai, Kishan Kot and Kangra.

What is the population of Khanpur?

The population of Khanpur was 40 at the 2011 census, living in 7 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Khanpur have?

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