Khizarpurਖਿਜ਼ਰਪੁਰ

Where is Khizarpur?

Khizarpur is a village in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038778, and it covers 210 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 138 people in Khizarpur: 69 men and 69 women, living in 25 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 210 hectares, the population density works out to about 66 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.3 per cent and women at 73.02 per cent. The census recorded 92 workers, about 67 per cent of the village. Of the 85 main workers, the largest group, 46, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 39 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khizarpur's land. Of the village's 210 hectares, 144 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (144 hectares). About 66 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 48 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khizarpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ranga, Chupki, Baman and Assarpur.

What is the population of Khizarpur?

The population of Khizarpur was 138 at the 2011 census, living in 25 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Khizarpur have?

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