Khushipurਖੁਸ਼ੀਪੁਰ

Where is Khushipur?

Khushipur is a village of Kalanaur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kalanour community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028004, and it covers 181 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,249 people in Khushipur: 653 men and 596 women, living in 250 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 181 hectares, the population density works out to about 690 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 913 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 153, about 12 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 72.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.54 per cent and women at 66.35 per cent. The census recorded 434 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 339 main workers, the largest group, 217, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 92 cultivators on their own land and 28 agricultural labourers. A further 95 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 181 hectares, 157 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (6 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (146 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 111 cultivators and 58 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 and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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

Khushipur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rasulpur, Masat Kot, Dalelpur and Aujla.

What is the population of Khushipur?

The population of Khushipur was 1,249 at the 2011 census, living in 250 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Khushipur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khushipur has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.