Khanpurਖਾਨਪੁਰ

Where is Khanpur?

Khanpur is a village in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and is served by the Hedon Bet gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032987, and it covers 54 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 128 people in Khanpur: 64 men and 64 women, living in 23 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 54 hectares, the population density works out to about 237 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.72 per cent and women at 80 per cent. The census recorded 45 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 43 main workers, the largest group, 28, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 10 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 household industry workers. A further 2 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 54 hectares, 50 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (50 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 28 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; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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 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

Khanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 15 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 Machhiwara Kham, Khanpur, Garhi Sainian and Nurpur Bet.

What is the population of Khanpur?

The population of Khanpur was 128 at the 2011 census, living in 23 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Khanpur have?

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