Bagpurਬਗਪੁਰ

Where is Bagpur?

Bagpur is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031582, and it covers 332 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,895 people in Bagpur: 994 men and 901 women, living in 419 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 332 hectares, the population density works out to about 571 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 906 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 245, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 474 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.6 per cent and women at 79.67 per cent. The census recorded 662 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 520 main workers, the largest group, 310, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 103 agricultural labourers and 66 cultivators on their own land. A further 142 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bagpur's land. Of the village's 332 hectares, 314 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (314 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. The census recorded 69 cultivators and 228 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bagpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bassi Nau, Bassi Muda, Khakhli and Ghasipur.

What is the population of Bagpur?

The population of Bagpur was 1,895 at the 2011 census, living in 419 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bagpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bagpur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.