Paharpur (Patiala)ਪਹਰਪੁਰ

Where is Paharpur?

Paharpur is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 20 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 036594, and it covers 352 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,342 people in Paharpur: 710 men and 632 women, living in 263 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 352 hectares, the population density works out to about 381 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 890 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 150, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 473 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.97 per cent and women at 56.71 per cent. The census recorded 452 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 278 main workers, the largest group, 117, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 105 other workers in trade, transport and services and 46 agricultural labourers. A further 174 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 352 hectares, 330 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 327 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (327 hectares). About 22 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 126 cultivators and 115 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 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Paharpur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patiala, about 20 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 Fatehpur, Kheri Malan, Dhakarba and Kooka.

What is the population of Paharpur?

The population of Paharpur was 1,342 at the 2011 census, living in 263 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Paharpur have?

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