Kalupurਕਲੁਪੁਰ

Where is Kalupur?

Kalupur is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and is served by the Baupur Afganan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027947, and it covers 74 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 102 people in Kalupur: 54 men and 48 women, living in 21 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 74 hectares, the population density works out to about 138 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 889 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 17, about 17 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 76.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.55 per cent and women at 73.17 per cent. The census recorded 35 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 35 main workers, the largest group, 23, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 12 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kalupur's land. Of the village's 74 hectares, 62 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (62 hectares). About 12 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 23 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 mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Kalupur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Baupur Afganan and Adi.

What is the population of Kalupur?

The population of Kalupur was 102 at the 2011 census, living in 21 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kalupur have?

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