Haibatpurਹੈਬਟਪੁਰ

Where is Haibatpur?

Haibatpur is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhilwan, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhilwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029112, and it covers 121 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 518 people in Haibatpur: 267 men and 251 women, living in 85 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 121 hectares, the population density works out to about 429 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 940 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 49, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 228 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.25 per cent and women at 69.91 per cent. The census recorded 164 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 162 main workers, the largest group, 88, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 60 cultivators on their own land and 11 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 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 121 hectares, 108 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (108 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 60 cultivators and 88 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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. 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

Haibatpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhilwan, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mugal Chak, Mansurwal Bet, Mazaffarpur and Mangewal.

What is the population of Haibatpur?

The population of Haibatpur was 518 at the 2011 census, living in 85 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Haibatpur have?

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