Qazipurਕਜ਼ੀਪੁਰ

Where is Qazipur?

Qazipur is a village in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 10 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 028013, and it covers 111 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 368 people in Qazipur: 204 men and 164 women, living in 59 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 111 hectares, the population density works out to about 332 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 804 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 51, about 14 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 72.87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.29 per cent and women at 70.07 per cent. The census recorded 145 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 145 main workers, the largest group, 113, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 31 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Qazipur's land. Of the village's 111 hectares, 98 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (97 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 113 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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

Getting there

Qazipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 10 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 Bhadal, Bakhatpur, Nano Harni and Buche Nangal.

What is the population of Qazipur?

The population of Qazipur was 368 at the 2011 census, living in 59 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Qazipur have?

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