Hamayunpurਹਮਾਯੂੰਪੁਰ

Where is Hamayunpur?

Hamayunpur is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sanaur community development block and is served by the Paharipur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036629, and it covers 64 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 19 people in Hamayunpur: 9 men and 10 women, living in 3 households, an average of about 6.3 people per household. Spread over its 64 hectares, the population density works out to about 30 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1111 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 5 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 83.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.5 per cent and women at 80 per cent. The census recorded 5 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 5 main workers, the largest group, 5, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hamayunpur's land. Of the village's 64 hectares, 61 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (4 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (57 hectares). About 3 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 5 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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. 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

Hamayunpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kakapur, Paharipur, Mardan Heri and Hussainpur Jolla.

What is the population of Hamayunpur?

The population of Hamayunpur was 19 at the 2011 census, living in 3 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Hamayunpur have?

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