Haibatpurਹੈਬਟਪੁਰ

Where is Haibatpur?

Haibatpur is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029414, and it covers 214 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 590 people in Haibatpur: 295 men and 295 women, living in 121 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 214 hectares, the population density works out to about 276 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 45, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 90 people, about 15 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.27 per cent and women at 75.56 per cent. The census recorded 231 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 228 main workers, the largest group, 109, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 108 other workers in trade, transport and services and 11 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Haibatpur's land. Of the village's 214 hectares, 195 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (195 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 110 cultivators and 12 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 senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Haibatpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jainpur, Waryah, Jhalleiwala and Shikarpur.

What is the population of Haibatpur?

The population of Haibatpur was 590 at the 2011 census, living in 121 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Haibatpur have?

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