Subhanpurਸੁਭਨਪੁਰ

Where is Subhanpur?

Subhanpur is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhilwan, about 9 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 029133, and it covers 101 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 486 people in Subhanpur: 252 men and 234 women, living in 123 households, an average of about 4.0 people per household. Spread over its 101 hectares, the population density works out to about 481 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 929 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 48, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 64 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.05 per cent and women at 79.72 per cent. The census recorded 138 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 138 main workers, the largest group, 105, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 18 agricultural labourers and 15 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Subhanpur's land. Of the village's 101 hectares, 75 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). About 26 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 15 cultivators and 18 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. The village had a sub post office. 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

Subhanpur 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 9 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 Rupanpur, Bajola, Paharipur and Nazampur.

What is the population of Subhanpur?

The population of Subhanpur was 486 at the 2011 census, living in 123 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Subhanpur have?

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