Khanpur (312)ਖਾਨਪੁਰ

Where is Khanpur?

Khanpur is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031860, and it covers 94 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,479 people in Khanpur: 760 men and 719 women, living in 332 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 94 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,573 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 946 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 183, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 839 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.78 per cent and women at 74.04 per cent. The census recorded 463 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 385 main workers, the largest group, 301, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 48 cultivators on their own land and 30 agricultural labourers. A further 78 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 94 hectares, 76 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 71 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (71 hectares). About 15 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 50 cultivators and 50 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. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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

Khanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chandeli, Kaindowal, Gogron and Ghamiala.

What is the population of Khanpur?

The population of Khanpur was 1,479 at the 2011 census, living in 332 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Khanpur have?

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