Khanpur Betਖਾਨਪੁਰ ਬੇਟ

Where is Khanpur Bet?

Khanpur Bet is a village of Ludhiana East tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033390, and it covers 56 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 130 people in Khanpur Bet: 65 men and 65 women, living in 36 households, an average of about 3.6 people per household. Spread over its 56 hectares, the population density works out to about 232 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 21, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 123 people, about 95 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.86 per cent and women at 64.71 per cent. The census recorded 62 workers, about 48 per cent of the village. Of the 60 main workers, the largest group, 48, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 9 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khanpur Bet's land. Of the village's 56 hectares, 54 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (54 hectares). About 2 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 9 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 five to ten kilometres away.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khanpur Bet 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 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bahadurpur, Ghumana, Kalis Kalan and Mahal Ghumana.

What is the population of Khanpur Bet?

The population of Khanpur Bet was 130 at the 2011 census, living in 36 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Khanpur Bet have?

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