khanpur Bangarਖਾਨਪੁਰ ਬਂਗਰ

Where is khanpur Bangar?

khanpur Bangar is a village of SAS Nagar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Banur, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and is served by the Khanpur Bangar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039226, and it covers 238 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,256 people in khanpur Bangar: 646 men and 610 women, living in 223 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 238 hectares, the population density works out to about 528 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 944 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 167, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 482 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.71 per cent and women at 63.5 per cent. The census recorded 406 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 350 main workers, the largest group, 151, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 144 other workers in trade, transport and services and 55 agricultural labourers. A further 56 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of khanpur Bangar's land. Of the village's 238 hectares, 146 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (73 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (73 hectares). About 41 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 151 cultivators and 90 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

khanpur Bangar is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Banur, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Hulka, Nadiali, Gobindpura and Ramgarh Urf Buta Singhwala.

What is the population of khanpur Bangar?

The population of khanpur Bangar was 1,256 at the 2011 census, living in 223 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does khanpur Bangar have?

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