Haripurਹਰੀਪੁਰ

Where is Haripur?

Haripur is a village of Dera Bassi tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039300, and it covers 149 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 56 people in Haripur: 29 men and 27 women, living in 17 households, an average of about 3.3 people per household. Spread over its 149 hectares, the population density works out to about 38 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 931 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 53.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.83 per cent and women at 34.78 per cent. The census recorded 25 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 25 main workers, the largest group, 22, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Haripur's land. Of the village's 149 hectares, 121 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 92 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (92 hectares). About 28 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 2 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Haripur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhawansa, Bhukhri, Seoli and Bhagsi.

What is the population of Haripur?

The population of Haripur was 56 at the 2011 census, living in 17 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Haripur have?

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