Prempurਪ੍ਰੇਮਪੁਰ

Where is Prempur?

Prempur is a village of Khamanon tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khamanon, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khamanon community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032956, and it covers 82 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 249 people in Prempur: 134 men and 115 women, living in 49 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 82 hectares, the population density works out to about 304 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 858 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 5 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 86.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.8 per cent and women at 79.28 per cent. The census recorded 79 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 72 main workers, the largest group, 34, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 27 other workers in trade, transport and services and 11 household industry workers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Prempur's land. Of the village's 82 hectares, 75 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). About 7 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 34 cultivators and 3 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Prempur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Khamanon, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Khamanon, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sandhari Majra, Sidhupur Khurd, Sidhupur Kalan and Gaggarwal.

What is the population of Prempur?

The population of Prempur was 249 at the 2011 census, living in 49 households in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Prempur have?

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