Hajipurਹਜੀਪੁਰ

Where is Hajipur?

Hajipur is a village of Phagwara tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029622, and it covers 170 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 812 people in Hajipur: 430 men and 382 women, living in 183 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 170 hectares, the population density works out to about 478 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 888 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 82, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 195 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.99 per cent and women at 87.61 per cent. The census recorded 284 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 271 main workers, the largest group, 253, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 10 agricultural labourers and 5 cultivators on their own land. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hajipur's land. Of the village's 170 hectares, 80 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 40 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 6 cultivators and 10 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Hajipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhak Bhulla Rai, Bhullarai, Bir Pwahad and Gulabgarh Zagir.

What is the population of Hajipur?

The population of Hajipur was 812 at the 2011 census, living in 183 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Hajipur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Hajipur has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.