Subhanpurਸੁਭਨਪੁਰ

Where is Subhanpur?

Subhanpur 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 6 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 031821, and it covers 93 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 545 people in Subhanpur: 265 men and 280 women, living in 116 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 93 hectares, the population density works out to about 586 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1057 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 54, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 24 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.95 per cent and women at 81.85 per cent. The census recorded 233 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 175 main workers, the largest group, 131, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 38 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 58 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Subhanpur's land. Of the village's 93 hectares, 78 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 73 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (73 hectares). About 14 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 44 cultivators and 14 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. 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

Subhanpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nauneetpur, Kammowal, Taulian and Balaspur.

What is the population of Subhanpur?

The population of Subhanpur was 545 at the 2011 census, living in 116 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Subhanpur have?

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