Khanpur Gahrianਖਾਨਪੁਰ ਗਹਰਿਆਂ

Where is Khanpur Gahrian?

Khanpur Gahrian is a village of Samana tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Samana, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and is served by the Khanpur Garian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036216, and it covers 282 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 643 people in Khanpur Gahrian: 351 men and 292 women, living in 124 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 282 hectares, the population density works out to about 228 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 832 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 179 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.09 per cent and women at 61.6 per cent. The census recorded 243 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 210 main workers, the largest group, 112, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 75 other workers in trade, transport and services and 23 agricultural labourers. A further 33 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khanpur Gahrian's land. Of the village's 282 hectares, 253 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (253 hectares). About 14 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 113 cultivators and 23 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. It also had mobile phone coverage. 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

Khanpur Gahrian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Samana, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samana, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Danipur, Miyal, Bishanpura and Bahadurgarh.

What is the population of Khanpur Gahrian?

The population of Khanpur Gahrian was 643 at the 2011 census, living in 124 households in Samana tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Khanpur Gahrian have?

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