Haripur (Phillaur)ਹਰੀਪੁਰ ਫਿਲੌਰ

Where is Haripur (Phillaur)?

Haripur (Phillaur) is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Phillaur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phillaur community development block and is served by the Haripur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030039, and it covers 412 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,929 people in Haripur (Phillaur): 978 men and 951 women, living in 409 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 412 hectares, the population density works out to about 468 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 972 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 176, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,130 people, about 59 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.26 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.51 per cent and women at 76.85 per cent. The census recorded 679 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 647 main workers, the largest group, 309, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 246 agricultural labourers and 78 cultivators on their own land. A further 32 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Haripur (Phillaur)'s land. Of the village's 412 hectares, 367 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (14 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (353 hectares). About 39 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 89 cultivators and 249 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Haripur (Phillaur) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Phillaur, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhaini, Partappura, Ganna Pind and Sangatpur.

What is the population of Haripur (Phillaur)?

The population of Haripur (Phillaur) was 1,929 at the 2011 census, living in 409 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Haripur (Phillaur) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Haripur (Phillaur) 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.