Haripur kuranਹਰੀਪੁਰ ਕੁਰਨ

Where is Haripur kuran?

Haripur kuran is a village in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and is served by the Haripur Kuran gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039325, and it covers 195 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 509 people in Haripur kuran: 271 men and 238 women, living in 97 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 195 hectares, the population density works out to about 261 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 878 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 76, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 308 people, about 61 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.58 per cent and women at 76.67 per cent. The census recorded 151 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 124 main workers, the largest group, 74, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 32 agricultural labourers and 9 cultivators on their own land. A further 27 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Haripur kuran's land. Of the village's 195 hectares, 158 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 57 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (57 hectares). About 1 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. The census recorded 9 cultivators and 46 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. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Haripur kuran is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Devinagar, Dandrala, Mukandpur and Jawaharpur.

What is the population of Haripur kuran?

The population of Haripur kuran was 509 at the 2011 census, living in 97 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Haripur kuran have?

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