Hoshiarpurਹੋਸ਼ਿਆਰਪੁਰ

Where is Hoshiarpur?

Hoshiarpur is a village in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Naya Gaon, about 9 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 038993, and it covers 304 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,482 people in Hoshiarpur: 784 men and 698 women, living in 311 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 304 hectares, the population density works out to about 488 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 890 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 181, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 423 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.53 per cent and women at 80.74 per cent. The census recorded 555 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 488 main workers, the largest group, 348, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 130 cultivators on their own land and 8 household industry workers. A further 67 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hoshiarpur's land. Of the village's 304 hectares, 222 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 168 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (168 hectares). About 74 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 136 cultivators and 2 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Hoshiarpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Naya Gaon, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Paraul, Sultanpur, Ferozepur Banger and Majra.

What is the population of Hoshiarpur?

The population of Hoshiarpur was 1,482 at the 2011 census, living in 311 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Hoshiarpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Hoshiarpur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.