Hajipurਹਜੀਪੁਰ

Where is Hajipur?

Hajipur is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sujanpur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sujanpur community development block and is served by the Mirzapur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027454, and it covers 121 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 44 people in Hajipur: 22 men and 22 women, living in 8 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 121 hectares, the population density works out to about 36 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, 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 20 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 20 per cent and women at 20 per cent. The census recorded 16 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 16 main workers, the largest group, 12, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hajipur's land. Of the village's 121 hectares, 91 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (19 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (72 hectares). About 30 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 4 cultivators and 0 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 within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Hajipur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sujanpur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Attapur, Ferozepur Kalan, Chhan and Bhol Chak.

What is the population of Hajipur?

The population of Hajipur was 44 at the 2011 census, living in 8 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Hajipur have?

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