Hussainpurਹੁਸੈਨਪੁਰ

Where is Hussainpur?

Hussainpur is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Patiari gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031405, and it covers 225 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 124 people in Hussainpur: 64 men and 60 women, living in 24 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 225 hectares, the population density works out to about 55 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 938 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 18 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.13 per cent and women at 71.43 per cent. The census recorded 34 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 20 main workers, the largest group, 15, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hussainpur's land. Of the village's 225 hectares, 115 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (40 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 15 cultivators and 6 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Hussainpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public 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 Bassi Walidad, Rahmanpur, Maker Soli and Takhni.

What is the population of Hussainpur?

The population of Hussainpur was 124 at the 2011 census, living in 24 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Hussainpur have?

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