Khanpur Khurdਖਾਨਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Khanpur Khurd?

Khanpur Khurd is a village in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Banur, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039221, and it covers 114 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 372 people in Khanpur Khurd: 200 men and 172 women, living in 67 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 114 hectares, the population density works out to about 326 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 860 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 45, about 12 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 77.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.96 per cent and women at 67.11 per cent. The census recorded 129 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 129 main workers, the largest group, 94, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 18 other workers in trade, transport and services and 17 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khanpur Khurd's land. Of the village's 114 hectares, 5 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (5 hectares). About 45 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 17 cultivators and 94 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khanpur Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Banur, about 3 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 Kurali, Ramgarh Urf Buta Singhwala, Kalauli and Gobindpura.

What is the population of Khanpur Khurd?

The population of Khanpur Khurd was 372 at the 2011 census, living in 67 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Khanpur Khurd have?

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