Hassanpurਹਸਨਪੁਰ

Where is Hassanpur?

Hassanpur is a village of Nabha tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nabha, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nabha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036374, and it covers 159 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 383 people in Hassanpur: 188 men and 195 women, living in 81 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 159 hectares, the population density works out to about 241 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1037 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 148 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.29 per cent and women at 65.36 per cent. The census recorded 130 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 130 main workers, the largest group, 67, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 54 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hassanpur's land. Of the village's 159 hectares, 138 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (138 hectares). About 18 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 67 cultivators and 7 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. 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Hassanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nabha, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Achal, Tungan, Kot Khurd and Dhanauri.

What is the population of Hassanpur?

The population of Hassanpur was 383 at the 2011 census, living in 81 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Hassanpur have?

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