Paharpurਪਹਰਪੁਰ

Where is Paharpur?

Paharpur is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. 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 038409, and it covers 675 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,559 people in Paharpur: 813 men and 746 women, living in 270 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 675 hectares, the population density works out to about 231 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 221, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 521 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.25 per cent and women at 52.75 per cent. The census recorded 471 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 462 main workers, the largest group, 320, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 141 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Paharpur's land. Of the village's 675 hectares, 182 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 12 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (12 hectares). About 458 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 143 cultivators and 1 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. 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 and an internet common service centre. 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

Paharpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Samlah, Balauli, Lakher and Daulowal.

What is the population of Paharpur?

The population of Paharpur was 1,559 at the 2011 census, living in 270 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Paharpur have?

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