Ibrahimpurਇਬਰਹਿਮਪੁਰ

Where is Ibrahimpur?

Ibrahimpur is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030725, and it covers 185 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 469 people in Ibrahimpur: 191 men and 278 women, living in 128 households, an average of about 3.7 people per household. Spread over its 185 hectares, the population density works out to about 254 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1455 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 51, about 11 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 78.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.98 per cent and women at 76.47 per cent. The census recorded 66 workers, about 14 per cent of the village. Of the 65 main workers, the largest group, 54, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 agricultural labourers and 5 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ibrahimpur's land. Of the village's 185 hectares, 167 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (167 hectares). About 18 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 55 cultivators and 6 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Ibrahimpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Alawal Isa, Abdullapur, Habib Chak and Miani Mewan.

What is the population of Ibrahimpur?

The population of Ibrahimpur was 469 at the 2011 census, living in 128 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Ibrahimpur have?

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