Khairpurਖੈਰਪੁਰ

Where is Khairpur?

Khairpur is a village of Morinda tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Morinda, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Morinda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038913, and it covers 143 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 469 people in Khairpur: 246 men and 223 women, living in 90 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 143 hectares, the population density works out to about 328 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 907 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 35, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 105 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.91 per cent and women at 78.82 per cent. The census recorded 186 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 158 main workers, the largest group, 85, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 72 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khairpur's land. Of the village's 143 hectares, 127 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (127 hectares). About 16 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 74 cultivators and 3 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Khairpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Morinda, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Morinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bamnara, Dhangrali, Kakrali and Nathwalpur.

What is the population of Khairpur?

The population of Khairpur was 469 at the 2011 census, living in 90 households in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Khairpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khairpur has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.