Hassanpurਹੱਸਨਪੁਰ

Where is Hassanpur?

Hassanpur is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033069, and it covers 125 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 287 people in Hassanpur: 136 men and 151 women, living in 59 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 125 hectares, the population density works out to about 230 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1110 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 42 people, about 15 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.6 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.69 per cent and women at 64.84 per cent. The census recorded 80 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 65 main workers, the largest group, 36, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 26 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hassanpur's land. Of the village's 125 hectares, 118 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (118 hectares). About 6 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 27 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Hassanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Burj Powat, Chuharpur, Sharbatgarh and Powat.

What is the population of Hassanpur?

The population of Hassanpur was 287 at the 2011 census, living in 59 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Hassanpur have?

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