Haripurਹਰੀਪੁਰ

Where is Haripur?

Haripur is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031519, and it covers 64 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 300 people in Haripur: 153 men and 147 women, living in 78 households, an average of about 3.8 people per household. Spread over its 64 hectares, the population density works out to about 469 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 961 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 47 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.98 per cent and women at 79.39 per cent. The census recorded 82 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 80 main workers, the largest group, 34, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 29 cultivators on their own land and 17 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Haripur's land. Of the village's 64 hectares, 56 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (56 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 29 cultivators and 18 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Haripur is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 9 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 Kasampur, Mehina, Jatpur and Bassi Jaura.

What is the population of Haripur?

The population of Haripur was 300 at the 2011 census, living in 78 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Haripur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Haripur has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.