Khanpur (358)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 Garhshankar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032007, and it covers 508 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,363 people in Khanpur: 698 men and 665 women, living in 270 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 508 hectares, the population density works out to about 268 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 953 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 149, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 683 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.81 per cent and women at 62.96 per cent. The census recorded 394 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 207 main workers, the largest group, 166, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 32 other workers in trade, transport and services and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 187 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 508 hectares, 207 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 188 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 171 cultivators and 74 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own 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 16 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 Garhshankar, about 6 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 Birampur, Shahpur, Sauli and Kot.

What is the population of Khanpur?

The population of Khanpur was 1,363 at the 2011 census, living in 270 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Khanpur have?

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