Hussainpuraਹੁਸੈਨਪੁਰਾ

Where is Hussainpura?

Hussainpura is a village in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and is served by the Rajpura Urf Hussainpura gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033612, and it covers 86 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 338 people in Hussainpura: 196 men and 142 women, living in 70 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 86 hectares, the population density works out to about 393 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 724 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 52, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 203 people, about 60 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.07 per cent and women at 63.25 per cent. The census recorded 106 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 106 main workers, the largest group, 94, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 8 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hussainpura's land. Of the village's 86 hectares, 60 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 26 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 8 cultivators and 2 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Hussainpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Ludhiana West, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jassian, Rajpura Urf Hussainpura, Chuharpura and Bahadarke.

What is the population of Hussainpura?

The population of Hussainpura was 338 at the 2011 census, living in 70 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Hussainpura have?

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