Harchandpuraਹਰਚੰਦਪੁਰਾ

Where is Harchandpura?

Harchandpura is a village in Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ghagga, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and is served by the Nawan Harchandpura gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036296, and it covers 835 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,115 people in Harchandpura: 592 men and 523 women, living in 212 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 835 hectares, the population density works out to about 134 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 883 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 133, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 243 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.92 per cent and women at 66.38 per cent. The census recorded 363 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 352 main workers, the largest group, 164, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 133 agricultural labourers and 53 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Harchandpura's land. Of the village's 835 hectares, 728 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 680 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (35 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (645 hectares). About 107 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 166 cultivators and 137 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 village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Harchandpura is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ghagga, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patran, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Badshahpur, Nirmal Kot, Dawarkapur and Chupki.

What is the population of Harchandpura?

The population of Harchandpura was 1,115 at the 2011 census, living in 212 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Harchandpura have?

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