Kapuraਕਪੂਰਾ

Where is Kapura?

Kapura is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028577, and it covers 331 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 485 people in Kapura: 244 men and 241 women, living in 91 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 331 hectares, the population density works out to about 147 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 988 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, 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 78.79 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.18 per cent and women at 74.42 per cent. The census recorded 150 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 132 main workers, the largest group, 131, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kapura's land. Of the village's 331 hectares, 202 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (51 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (151 hectares). About 115 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 132 cultivators and 17 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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

Kapura is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Balarwal, Bhol, Mand and Bagha.

What is the population of Kapura?

The population of Kapura was 485 at the 2011 census, living in 91 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kapura have?

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