Hasainpurਹਸੈਨਪੁਰ

Where is Hasainpur?

Hasainpur is a village of SAS Nagar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kharar, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039158, and it covers 55 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 222 people in Hasainpur: 116 men and 106 women, living in 40 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 55 hectares, the population density works out to about 404 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 914 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 31, about 14 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 88.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 96.97 per cent and women at 79.35 per cent. The census recorded 61 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 56 main workers, the largest group, 28, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 25 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hasainpur's land. Of the village's 55 hectares, 37 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (37 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 32 cultivators and 2 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 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. 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 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Hasainpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kharar, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. SAS Nagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sihanpur, Hasanpur, Daun and Thaska.

What is the population of Hasainpur?

The population of Hasainpur was 222 at the 2011 census, living in 40 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Hasainpur have?

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