Kamalpurਕਮਲਪੁਰ

Where is Kamalpur?

Kamalpur is a village in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kalanour community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028018, and it covers 102 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 223 people in Kamalpur: 111 men and 112 women, living in 37 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 102 hectares, the population density works out to about 219 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1009 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 26, about 12 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 80.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.54 per cent and women at 73.27 per cent. The census recorded 137 workers, about 61 per cent of the village. Of the 136 main workers, the largest group, 120, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 10 agricultural labourers and 4 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kamalpur's land. Of the village's 102 hectares, 89 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (89 hectares). About 13 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 120 cultivators and 10 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

Kamalpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lakhan Khurd, Naranwali, Lakhan Kalan and Chikri.

What is the population of Kamalpur?

The population of Kamalpur was 223 at the 2011 census, living in 37 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kamalpur have?

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