Halerjanardhanਹਲੇਰਜਨਰਧਨ

Where is Halerjanardhan?

Halerjanardhan is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031165, and it covers 420 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 825 people in Halerjanardhan: 420 men and 405 women, living in 150 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 420 hectares, the population density works out to about 196 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 964 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 97, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 15 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.16 per cent and women at 74.93 per cent. The census recorded 207 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 162 main workers, the largest group, 95, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 53 cultivators on their own land and 13 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 45 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Halerjanardhan's land. Of the village's 420 hectares, 304 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 135 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (135 hectares). About 116 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 55 cultivators and 137 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 and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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

Getting there

Halerjanardhan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Simbli, Motla, Kolian and Sanial.

What is the population of Halerjanardhan?

The population of Halerjanardhan was 825 at the 2011 census, living in 150 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Halerjanardhan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Halerjanardhan has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.