Kamirpuraਕਮਿਰਪੁਰਾ

Where is Kamirpura?

Kamirpura 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 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and is served by the Chack Bala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037129, and it covers 102 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 63 people in Kamirpura: 33 men and 30 women, living in 14 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 102 hectares, the population density works out to about 62 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 21 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 63 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 4 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 3.7 per cent and women at 4.35 per cent. The census recorded 16 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 16 main workers, the largest group, 15, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kamirpura's land. Of the village's 102 hectares, 83 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (83 hectares). About 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 1 cultivators and 0 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. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Kamirpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ajnala, 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 Darya Mansur, Bal Labe Darya, Dadian and Nangal Amb.

What is the population of Kamirpura?

The population of Kamirpura was 63 at the 2011 census, living in 14 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Kamirpura have?

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