Khanpurਖਾਨਪੁਰ

Where is Khanpur?

Khanpur is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030853, and it covers 103 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 533 people in Khanpur: 264 men and 269 women, living in 113 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 103 hectares, the population density works out to about 517 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1019 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 52, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 304 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.83 per cent and women at 79.84 per cent. The census recorded 117 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 116 main workers, the largest group, 51, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 45 cultivators on their own land and 20 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khanpur's land. Of the village's 103 hectares, 92 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (92 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 45 cultivators and 0 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 one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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

Khanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bagol Khurd, Shekhupur Kalan, Sohian and Dehriwala.

What is the population of Khanpur?

The population of Khanpur was 533 at the 2011 census, living in 113 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Khanpur have?

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