Hassanpur Khurdਹਸਨਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Hassanpur Khurd?

Hassanpur Khurd is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Kishanpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032382, and it covers 81 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 167 people in Hassanpur Khurd: 87 men and 80 women, living in 33 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 81 hectares, the population density works out to about 206 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 920 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 17, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 47 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.01 per cent and women at 72.6 per cent. The census recorded 55 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 54 main workers, the largest group, 38, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 12 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hassanpur Khurd's land. Of the village's 81 hectares, 70 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (70 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 38 cultivators and 3 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Hassanpur Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 12 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 Bir Kathgarh, Bachhwan, Makowal and Jeowal.

What is the population of Hassanpur Khurd?

The population of Hassanpur Khurd was 167 at the 2011 census, living in 33 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Hassanpur Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Hassanpur Khurd has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.