Tejpur Khurdਤੇਜਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Tejpur Khurd?

Tejpur Khurd is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Maker--Soli gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031400, and it covers 18 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 99 people in Tejpur Khurd: 47 men and 52 women, living in 24 households, an average of about 4.1 people per household. Spread over its 18 hectares, the population density works out to about 550 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1106 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 5 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 65 people, about 66 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.45 per cent and women at 86 per cent. The census recorded 36 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 24 main workers, the largest group, 13, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 6 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tejpur Khurd's land. Of the village's 18 hectares, 12 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 6 cultivators and 6 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Tejpur Khurd is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Bassi Ballo, Dhanowal, Shehzadpur and Dhakki.

What is the population of Tejpur Khurd?

The population of Tejpur Khurd was 99 at the 2011 census, living in 24 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Tejpur Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Tejpur Khurd has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.