Hussainpurਹੁਸੈਨਪੁਰ

Where is Hussainpur?

Hussainpur is a village in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Begowal, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nadala community development block and is served by the Nangal Lubana gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029049, and it covers 35 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 261 people in Hussainpur: 137 men and 124 women, living in 54 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 35 hectares, the population density works out to about 746 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 905 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 23, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.48 per cent and women at 79.46 per cent. The census recorded 69 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 63 main workers, the largest group, 37, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 20 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 household industry workers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hussainpur's land. Of the village's 35 hectares, 31 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (31 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 37 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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

Hussainpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Begowal, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mandi Road, Mand Hussainpur, Nangal Lubana and Mand Kulla.

What is the population of Hussainpur?

The population of Hussainpur was 261 at the 2011 census, living in 54 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Hussainpur have?

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