Paharpur (Nabha)ਪਹਰਪੁਰ

Where is Paharpur?

Paharpur is a village in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nabha, about 4 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 036390, and it covers 597 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,675 people in Paharpur: 908 men and 767 women, living in 325 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 597 hectares, the population density works out to about 281 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 845 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 191, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 667 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.81 per cent and women at 62.32 per cent. The census recorded 641 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 594 main workers, the largest group, 358, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 152 cultivators on their own land and 83 agricultural labourers. A further 47 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Paharpur's land. Of the village's 597 hectares, 552 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (28 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (524 hectares). About 42 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 154 cultivators and 87 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 2 government primary schools, 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Paharpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nabha, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Doda, Kaul, Gurditpura and Saluwala.

What is the population of Paharpur?

The population of Paharpur was 1,675 at the 2011 census, living in 325 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Paharpur have?

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