Tejpurਤੇਜਪੁਰ

Where is Tejpur?

Tejpur is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and is served by the Sauli gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031999, and it covers 45 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 20 people in Tejpur: 10 men and 10 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 45 hectares, the population density works out to about 44 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 20 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.5 per cent and women at 75 per cent. The census recorded 3 workers, about 15 per cent of the village. Of the 3 main workers, the largest group, 2, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tejpur's land. Of the village's 45 hectares, 43 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (43 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 1 cultivators and 0 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 five to ten kilometres away.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Tejpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Bhajjal, Rampur, Parowal and Bilron.

What is the population of Tejpur?

The population of Tejpur was 20 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Tejpur have?

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