Harigarhਹਰੀਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Harigarh?

Harigarh is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ghanaur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036862, and it covers 154 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 756 people in Harigarh: 404 men and 352 women, living in 139 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 154 hectares, the population density works out to about 491 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 871 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 140, about 19 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 64.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.03 per cent and women at 48.08 per cent. The census recorded 242 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 238 main workers, the largest group, 94, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 94 other workers in trade, transport and services and 50 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Harigarh's land. Of the village's 154 hectares, 146 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (137 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (9 hectares). About 6 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 95 cultivators and 52 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Harigarh is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ghanaur, about 5 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 Katlaher, Jogi Majra, Haripur Jhungian and Hari Majra.

What is the population of Harigarh?

The population of Harigarh was 756 at the 2011 census, living in 139 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Harigarh have?

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