Khanpur Baringਖਾਨਪੁਰ ਬਰਿਂਗ

Where is Khanpur Baring?

Khanpur Baring is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036954, and it covers 276 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,615 people in Khanpur Baring: 850 men and 765 women, living in 304 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 276 hectares, the population density works out to about 585 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 174, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 668 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.7 per cent and women at 68.4 per cent. The census recorded 503 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 343 main workers, the largest group, 175, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 128 cultivators on their own land and 27 household industry workers. A further 160 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khanpur Baring's land. Of the village's 276 hectares, 225 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (225 hectares). About 10 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 137 cultivators and 21 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khanpur Baring is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bathonian Khurd, Bhogla, Bathonian Kalan and Said kheri.

What is the population of Khanpur Baring?

The population of Khanpur Baring was 1,615 at the 2011 census, living in 304 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Khanpur Baring have?

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