Khusropurਖੁਸਰੋਪੁਰ

Where is Khusropur?

Khusropur is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031623, and it covers 86 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 476 people in Khusropur: 236 men and 240 women, living in 94 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 86 hectares, the population density works out to about 553 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1017 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 62, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 251 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.5 per cent and women at 79.91 per cent. The census recorded 148 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 129 main workers, the largest group, 77, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 32 cultivators on their own land and 19 agricultural labourers. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khusropur's land. Of the village's 86 hectares, 64 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 43 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (43 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 32 cultivators and 25 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 within five kilometres. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khusropur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 7 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 Khunkhun Khurd, Galind, Lachowal and Sherpur.

What is the population of Khusropur?

The population of Khusropur was 476 at the 2011 census, living in 94 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Khusropur have?

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