Kamirpurਕਮਿਰਪੁਰ

Where is Kamirpur?

Kamirpur is a village in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chogawan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037291, and it covers 68 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 225 people in Kamirpur: 116 men and 109 women, living in 39 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 68 hectares, the population density works out to about 331 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 940 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 90 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.45 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.76 per cent and women at 69.89 per cent. The census recorded 67 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 67 main workers, the largest group, 38, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 26 agricultural labourers and 3 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kamirpur's land. Of the village's 68 hectares, 61 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (61 hectares). About 7 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 38 cultivators and 26 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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.

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

Getting there

Kamirpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jajja.

What is the population of Kamirpur?

The population of Kamirpur was 225 at the 2011 census, living in 39 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Kamirpur have?

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