Hakimpurਹਕਿਮਪੁਰ

Where is Hakimpur?

Hakimpur is a village of Nabha tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhadson, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nabha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036452, and it covers 195 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 456 people in Hakimpur: 230 men and 226 women, living in 94 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 195 hectares, the population density works out to about 234 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 983 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 64, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 339 people, about 74 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.9 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75 per cent and women at 65 per cent. The census recorded 127 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 127 main workers, the largest group, 64, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 34 cultivators on their own land and 29 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hakimpur's land. Of the village's 195 hectares, 182 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (182 hectares). About 13 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 34 cultivators and 29 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Hakimpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Bhadson, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Behbalpur, Ranno, Jhambali sahni and Jindalpur.

What is the population of Hakimpur?

The population of Hakimpur was 456 at the 2011 census, living in 94 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Hakimpur have?

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