Haji Khanpurਹਜੀ ਖਾਨਪੁਰ

Where is Haji Khanpur?

Haji Khanpur is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sham Chaurasi, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Ahar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031683, and it covers 84 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 145 people in Haji Khanpur: 59 men and 86 women, living in 33 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 84 hectares, the population density works out to about 173 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1458 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 117 people, about 81 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.46 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 98.15 per cent and women at 81.58 per cent. The census recorded 33 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 32 main workers, the largest group, 29, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Haji Khanpur's land. Of the village's 84 hectares, 75 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 2 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 five to ten kilometres away.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Haji Khanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sham Chaurasi, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Pajjodeota, Ahar, Sus and Phambian.

What is the population of Haji Khanpur?

The population of Haji Khanpur was 145 at the 2011 census, living in 33 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Haji Khanpur have?

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