Hassanpur Prohtanਹਸਨਪੁਰ ਪਰੋਹਟਨ

Where is Hassanpur Prohtan?

Hassanpur Prohtan is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036530, and it covers 246 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,525 people in Hassanpur Prohtan: 802 men and 723 women, living in 288 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 246 hectares, the population density works out to about 620 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 171, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 448 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.54 per cent and women at 70.64 per cent. The census recorded 531 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 281 main workers, the largest group, 127, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 113 other workers in trade, transport and services and 28 household industry workers. A further 250 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hassanpur Prohtan's land. Of the village's 246 hectares, 132 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (132 hectares). About 114 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 135 cultivators and 65 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Hassanpur Prohtan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patiala, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jassowal, Falauli, Sidhuwal and Daulatpur.

What is the population of Hassanpur Prohtan?

The population of Hassanpur Prohtan was 1,525 at the 2011 census, living in 288 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Hassanpur Prohtan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Hassanpur Prohtan has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.