Sahaipurਸਹੈਪੁਰ

Where is Sahaipur?

Sahaipur is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 9 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 031631, and it covers 178 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 443 people in Sahaipur: 208 men and 235 women, living in 92 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 178 hectares, the population density works out to about 249 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1130 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 39, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 36 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.82 per cent and women at 78.4 per cent. The census recorded 132 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 127 main workers, the largest group, 52, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 36 agricultural labourers and 34 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sahaipur's land. Of the village's 178 hectares, 146 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 140 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (140 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 52 cultivators and 40 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.

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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Sahaipur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 9 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 Chandpur, Chak Rajusing, Deowal and Panjgrain.

What is the population of Sahaipur?

The population of Sahaipur was 443 at the 2011 census, living in 92 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Sahaipur have?

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