Tarf Haziਤਰਫ ਹਜ਼ੀ

Where is Tarf Hazi?

Tarf Hazi is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029473, and it covers 246 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 319 people in Tarf Hazi: 172 men and 147 women, living in 56 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 246 hectares, the population density works out to about 130 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 855 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 23, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 34 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.16 per cent and women at 70.8 per cent. The census recorded 102 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 99 main workers, the largest group, 56, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 28 other workers in trade, transport and services and 15 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tarf Hazi's land. Of the village's 246 hectares, 205 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (205 hectares). About 41 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 57 cultivators and 15 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

Tarf Hazi is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhago Arain, Machhi Jowa, Miani Bahadur and Jabo Sudhar.

What is the population of Tarf Hazi?

The population of Tarf Hazi was 319 at the 2011 census, living in 56 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Tarf Hazi have?

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