Hussainpur Urf Meharban Aliwalaਹੁਸੈਨਪੁਰ ਉਰਫ ਮੇਹਰਬਨ ਅਲੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Hussainpur Urf Meharban Aliwala?

Hussainpur Urf Meharban Aliwala is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and is served by the Hussainpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036668, and it covers 287 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 717 people in Hussainpur Urf Meharban Aliwala: 359 men and 358 women, living in 147 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 287 hectares, the population density works out to about 250 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 997 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 75, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 175 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.4 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72 per cent and women at 54.57 per cent. The census recorded 244 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 208 main workers, the largest group, 128, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 45 agricultural labourers and 33 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 36 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hussainpur Urf Meharban Aliwala's land. Of the village's 287 hectares, 268 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (13 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (255 hectares). About 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 132 cultivators and 66 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Hussainpur Urf Meharban Aliwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 15 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 Bhunder Heri, Parour, Panjeta and Uppali.

What is the population of Hussainpur Urf Meharban Aliwala?

The population of Hussainpur Urf Meharban Aliwala was 717 at the 2011 census, living in 147 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Hussainpur Urf Meharban Aliwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Hussainpur Urf Meharban Aliwala has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.