Himatpuraਹਿਮਟਪੁਰਾ

Where is Himatpura?

Himatpura is a village of Nihal Singh Wala tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Barnala, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nihal Singhwala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033902, and it covers 2,945 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 7,995 people in Himatpura: 4,192 men and 3,803 women, living in 1,554 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 2,945 hectares, the population density works out to about 271 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 907 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 921, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3,489 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.82 per cent and women at 58.68 per cent. The census recorded 2,932 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 2,807 main workers, the largest group, 1,118, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 879 cultivators on their own land and 719 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 125 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Himatpura's land. Of the village's 2,945 hectares, 2,279 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,578 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (701 hectares). About 666 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 889 cultivators and 1,194 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, an allopathic hospital, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Himatpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Barnala, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nihal Singh Wala, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Patti Diwana, Bhagike, Machhike and Bilaspur.

What is the population of Himatpura?

The population of Himatpura was 7,995 at the 2011 census, living in 1,554 households in Nihal Singh Wala tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Himatpura have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Himatpura has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.