Khushipurਖੁਸ਼ੀਪੁਰ

Where is Khushipur?

Khushipur is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027923, and it covers 53 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 244 people in Khushipur: 117 men and 127 women, living in 48 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 53 hectares, the population density works out to about 460 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1085 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 31, about 13 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 75.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.58 per cent and women at 66.06 per cent. The census recorded 66 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 49 main workers, the largest group, 29, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 18 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 17 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khushipur's land. Of the village's 53 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 6 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 29 cultivators and 5 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Khushipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Bains, Madhepur and Jandey.

What is the population of Khushipur?

The population of Khushipur was 244 at the 2011 census, living in 48 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Khushipur have?

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