Khanpurਖਾਨਪੁਰ

Where is Khanpur?

Khanpur is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 15 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 029207, and it covers 134 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,154 people in Khanpur: 609 men and 545 women, living in 223 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 134 hectares, the population density works out to about 864 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 895 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 144, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 916 people, about 79 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.59 per cent and women at 66.32 per cent. The census recorded 525 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 522 main workers, the largest group, 329, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 141 agricultural labourers and 52 cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khanpur's land. Of the village's 134 hectares, 119 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (119 hectares). About 15 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 52 cultivators and 141 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.

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. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Ratra, Buh, Ucha and Mundi.

What is the population of Khanpur?

The population of Khanpur was 1,154 at the 2011 census, living in 223 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Khanpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khanpur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.