Hashampurਹਸ਼ਮਪੁਰ

Where is Hashampur?

Hashampur is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sanaur community development block and is served by the Sassa Gujran gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036648, and it covers 155 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 140 people in Hashampur: 71 men and 69 women, living in 26 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 155 hectares, the population density works out to about 90 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 972 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 15 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.37 per cent and women at 68.85 per cent. The census recorded 44 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 44 main workers, the largest group, 28, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 11 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hashampur's land. Of the village's 155 hectares, 124 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (124 hectares). About 31 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 28 cultivators and 5 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. 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

Hashampur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 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 Dharam Heri, Sasi Brahmanan, Sassa Gujran and Nogawan.

What is the population of Hashampur?

The population of Hashampur was 140 at the 2011 census, living in 26 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Hashampur have?

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