Husnarਹੁਸਨਾਰ

Where is Husnar?

Husnar is a village of Gidderbaha tehsil in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gidderbaha, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kot Bhai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035326, and it covers 2,079 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,646 people in Husnar: 2,954 men and 2,692 women, living in 1,071 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 2,079 hectares, the population density works out to about 272 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 640, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,915 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.88 per cent and women at 53.62 per cent. The census recorded 2,967 workers, about 53 per cent of the village. Of the 1,742 main workers, the largest group, 748, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 514 agricultural labourers and 447 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1,225 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Husnar's land. Of the village's 2,079 hectares, 1,280 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,280 hectares). About 165 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 1,385 cultivators and 1,015 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Husnar is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gidderbaha, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gidderbaha, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bharu, Theri, Doula and Babania.

What is the population of Husnar?

The population of Husnar was 5,646 at the 2011 census, living in 1,071 households in Gidderbaha tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Husnar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Husnar has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.