Hussainabadਹੁਸੈਨਆਬਾਦ

Where is Hussainabad?

Hussainabad is a village in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029943, and it covers 211 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 764 people in Hussainabad: 395 men and 369 women, living in 167 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 211 hectares, the population density works out to about 362 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 934 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 81, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 352 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.68 per cent and women at 72.04 per cent. The census recorded 253 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 251 main workers, the largest group, 157, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 68 cultivators on their own land and 24 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hussainabad's land. Of the village's 211 hectares, 192 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (192 hectares). About 19 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 69 cultivators and 24 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Hussainabad is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tahli, Panjgrain, Gura and Leel.

What is the population of Hussainabad?

The population of Hussainabad was 764 at the 2011 census, living in 167 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Hussainabad have?

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