Tapar Harnianਤਪਰ ਹਰਨਿਆਂ

Where is Tapar Harnian?

Tapar Harnian is a village in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jagraon, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sidhwan Bet community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033797, and it covers 59 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 231 people in Tapar Harnian: 118 men and 113 women, living in 44 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 59 hectares, the population density works out to about 392 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 958 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 193 people, about 84 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.58 per cent and women at 73.63 per cent. The census recorded 76 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 76 main workers, the largest group, 54, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 18 agricultural labourers and 3 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tapar Harnian's land. Of the village's 59 hectares, 51 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (51 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 3 cultivators and 18 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Tapar Harnian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jagraon, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Swaddi Khurd, Ramgarh (Jagraon), Bodalwala and Malsian Bhaike.

What is the population of Tapar Harnian?

The population of Tapar Harnian was 231 at the 2011 census, living in 44 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Tapar Harnian have?

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