Khanpurਖਾਨਪੁਰ

Where is Khanpur?

Khanpur 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 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038354, and it covers 122 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 442 people in Khanpur: 234 men and 208 women, living in 89 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 122 hectares, the population density works out to about 362 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 889 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 40, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 163 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.17 per cent and women at 77.2 per cent. The census recorded 94 workers, about 21 per cent of the village. Of the 86 main workers, the largest group, 32, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 28 cultivators on their own land and 23 household industry workers. A further 8 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 122 hectares, 101 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 96 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (96 hectares). About 16 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 29 cultivators and 4 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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

Khanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Spalwan, Behlu, Palahta and Ghamirpur.

What is the population of Khanpur?

The population of Khanpur was 442 at the 2011 census, living in 89 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Khanpur have?

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