Hirdapurਹਿਰਡਾਪੁਰ

Where is Hirdapur?

Hirdapur is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 14 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 036514, and it covers 241 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 697 people in Hirdapur: 379 men and 318 women, living in 135 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 241 hectares, the population density works out to about 289 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 839 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 67, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 321 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.04 per cent and women at 57.54 per cent. The census recorded 241 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 239 main workers, the largest group, 146, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 92 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hirdapur's land. Of the village's 241 hectares, 224 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (224 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 92 cultivators and 0 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 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Hirdapur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patiala, about 14 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 Kishanpur urf Bakhshiwala, Doghat, Kath Mathi and Kheri Manian.

What is the population of Hirdapur?

The population of Hirdapur was 697 at the 2011 census, living in 135 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Hirdapur have?

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