Khalidpurਖਲਿਡਪੁਰ

Where is Khalidpur?

Khalidpur is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038664, and it covers 176 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 160 people in Khalidpur: 89 men and 71 women, living in 31 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 176 hectares, the population density works out to about 91 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 798 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 160 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.88 per cent and women at 70.77 per cent. The census recorded 34 workers, about 21 per cent of the village. Of the 10 main workers, the largest group, 6, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 24 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khalidpur's land. Of the village's 176 hectares, 120 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 71 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (71 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 4 cultivators and 5 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Khalidpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Majri, Dargah Shah Khalid Binwalid, Hussainpur and Akabarpur.

What is the population of Khalidpur?

The population of Khalidpur was 160 at the 2011 census, living in 31 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Khalidpur have?

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