Begpurਬੇਗਪੁਰ

Where is Begpur?

Begpur 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 10 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 030754, and it covers 200 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 188 people in Begpur: 90 men and 98 women, living in 42 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 200 hectares, the population density works out to about 94 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1089 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 7 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.76 per cent and women at 52.87 per cent. The census recorded 53 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 35 main workers, the largest group, 26, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Begpur's land. Of the village's 200 hectares, 146 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (146 hectares). About 54 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 33 cultivators and 15 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had 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

Begpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dasua, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Naraingarh, Bhekhowal, Sehge and Chhangla.

What is the population of Begpur?

The population of Begpur was 188 at the 2011 census, living in 42 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Begpur have?

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