ਹਰੁਰਹਰੁਰ

Where is Harur?

Harur is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sujanpur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sujanpur community development block and is served by the Kamwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027404, and it covers 192 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 77 people in Harur: 35 men and 42 women, living in 14 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 192 hectares, the population density works out to about 40 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1200 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 34 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.94 per cent and women at 77.78 per cent. The census recorded 20 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 18 main workers, the largest group, 10, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 7 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Harur's land. Of the village's 192 hectares, 36 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (12 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (24 hectares). About 156 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 7 cultivators and 1 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.

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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Harur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sujanpur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Barkola, Kamwal, Rajpura and Khala.

What is the population of Harur?

The population of Harur was 77 at the 2011 census, living in 14 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Harur have?

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