Khawaspur

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Khawaspur is a village, located in Ropar District, Punjab, in India. [1] [2] This village is located 3 kilometers from Ropur (now Roopnagar), which serves as both the district and sub-district headquarters. The total area of Khawaspur village is 174 hectares (1.74 square kilometers). The nearest police station is situated in the Rupnagar tahsil.

Khawaspur is a popular village in Roopnagar District, Punjab, known as the ancestral village of Kanshi Ram, the founder of BAMCEF, DS4, and the Bahujan Samaj Party. Kanshi Ram completed his science studies at Government College, Ropar, in 1955.

On March 15, 2021, a statue of Kanshi Ram was unveiled in Khawaspur by then Delhi Cabinet Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam, with support from Kanshi Ram’s nephew, Balwinder Singh, and village sarpanch Manpreet Singh. [3]

Demographics

Khawaspur is a rural village in Rupnagar District, Punjab, with a population of 1,340 people living in 251 households. The village has a fairly balanced gender distribution, with 686 males and 654 females. Children aged 0-6 years make up 5.9% of the population, with 48 boys and 31 girls. The literacy rate stands at 81%, with 1,022 literate individuals (542 males and 480 females), and 318 individuals are illiterate (144 males and 174 females).(according to Indian census 2011) [4] [5]

Regarding employment, 390 individuals are classified as workers, with 315 main workers and 75 marginal workers. The Scheduled Caste (SC) population comprises 525 people, including 269 males and 256 females. [6]

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