Hadaitpuraਹਡੈਟਪੁਰਾ

Where is Hadaitpura?

Hadaitpura is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037036, and it covers 201 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 700 people in Hadaitpura: 357 men and 343 women, living in 129 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 201 hectares, the population density works out to about 348 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 961 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 92, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 89 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.49 per cent and women at 69 per cent. The census recorded 237 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 232 main workers, the largest group, 158, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 54 cultivators on their own land and 15 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hadaitpura's land. Of the village's 201 hectares, 167 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (167 hectares). About 34 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 54 cultivators and 15 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Hadaitpura is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Uncha Khera, Bhatiras, Jhansli and Faridpur.

What is the population of Hadaitpura?

The population of Hadaitpura was 700 at the 2011 census, living in 129 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Hadaitpura have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Hadaitpura has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.