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 Ajnala, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037243, and it covers 93 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 237 people in Kamirpur: 123 men and 114 women, living in 27 households, an average of about 8.8 people per household. Spread over its 93 hectares, the population density works out to about 255 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 927 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 26, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.36 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.98 per cent and women at 72.55 per cent. The census recorded 76 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 74 main workers, the largest group, 71, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kamirpur's land. Of the village's 93 hectares, 61 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (61 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 72 cultivators and 1 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 12 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 Ajnala, about 5 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 Chak Aul, Talwandi Rai Dado, Punga and Lakhuwal.

What is the population of Kamirpur?

The population of Kamirpur was 237 at the 2011 census, living in 27 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.