Ashrafpurਅਸ਼ਰਫਪੁਰ

Where is Ashrafpur?

Ashrafpur is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030759, and it covers 66 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 327 people in Ashrafpur: 161 men and 166 women, living in 61 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 66 hectares, the population density works out to about 495 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1031 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 283 people, about 87 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.86 per cent and women at 77.18 per cent. The census recorded 115 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 92 main workers, the largest group, 58, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 26 agricultural labourers and 8 cultivators on their own land. A further 23 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ashrafpur's land. Of the village's 66 hectares, 58 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (58 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 9 cultivators and 35 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ashrafpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dasua, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kalyanpur, Mahdipur, Nangal and Mangat.

What is the population of Ashrafpur?

The population of Ashrafpur was 327 at the 2011 census, living in 61 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Ashrafpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ashrafpur has .