Hassanpur Kalanਹਸਨਪੁਰ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Hassanpur Kalan?

Hassanpur Kalan is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Hasanpur Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032369, and it covers 227 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 285 people in Hassanpur Kalan: 154 men and 131 women, living in 56 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 227 hectares, the population density works out to about 126 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 851 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 98 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.68 per cent and women at 62.96 per cent. The census recorded 82 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 73 main workers, the largest group, 66, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 7 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hassanpur Kalan's land. Of the village's 227 hectares, 212 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (212 hectares). About 6 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 66 cultivators and 6 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Hassanpur Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Arazidarya Bramad Paragpur, Ghurka, Sarangpur Panj Peda and Mubarakpur.

What is the population of Hassanpur Kalan?

The population of Hassanpur Kalan was 285 at the 2011 census, living in 56 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Hassanpur Kalan have?

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