kamalgarh Khurdਕਮਲਗੜ੍ਹ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is kamalgarh Khurd?

kamalgarh Khurd is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Zira, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Zira community development block and is served by the Kamalgarh Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034428, and it covers 163 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 344 people in kamalgarh Khurd: 168 men and 176 women, living in 68 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 163 hectares, the population density works out to about 211 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1048 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 45, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 219 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.51 per cent and women at 49.01 per cent. The census recorded 145 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 111 main workers, the largest group, 70, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 40 cultivators on their own land and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 34 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of kamalgarh Khurd's land. Of the village's 163 hectares, 154 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (154 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 44 cultivators and 99 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

kamalgarh Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Zira, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kamalgarh Kalan, Pandori Jattan, Jhanda Bagga Purana and Sukhewala.

What is the population of kamalgarh Khurd?

The population of kamalgarh Khurd was 344 at the 2011 census, living in 68 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does kamalgarh Khurd have?

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