Khanpurਖਾਨਪੁਰ

Where is Khanpur?

Khanpur 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 15 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 038718, and it covers 143 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 532 people in Khanpur: 255 men and 277 women, living in 90 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 143 hectares, the population density works out to about 372 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1086 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 73, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 84 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.73 per cent and women at 62.34 per cent. The census recorded 149 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 93 main workers, the largest group, 45, were household industry workers, ahead of 29 other workers in trade, transport and services and 14 cultivators on their own land. A further 56 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khanpur's land. Of the village's 143 hectares, 112 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 105 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (105 hectares). About 3 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 24 cultivators and 10 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 and an ASHA health worker.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Khanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 15 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 Ramgarh, Kudaspur, Siasatpur and Bari.

What is the population of Khanpur?

The population of Khanpur was 532 at the 2011 census, living in 90 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Khanpur have?

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