Hardo Haripurਹਰਡੋ ਹਰੀਪੁਰ

Where is Hardo Haripur?

Hardo Haripur is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and is served by the Fatehpur Bunga gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038529, and it covers 146 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 483 people in Hardo Haripur: 263 men and 220 women, living in 88 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 146 hectares, the population density works out to about 331 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 837 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 52, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 43 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.76 per cent and women at 66.33 per cent. The census recorded 163 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 148 main workers, the largest group, 78, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 70 cultivators on their own land. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hardo Haripur's land. Of the village's 146 hectares, 98 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 90 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (28 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (61 hectares). About 46 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 70 cultivators and 1 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Hardo Haripur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hardo Namoh, Attari, Mianpur Handur and Dadhi.

What is the population of Hardo Haripur?

The population of Hardo Haripur was 483 at the 2011 census, living in 88 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Hardo Haripur have?

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