Kokalpurਕੋਕਲਪੁਰ

Where is Kokalpur?

Kokalpur is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Qadian, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Qadian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028631, and it covers 135 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 581 people in Kokalpur: 307 men and 274 women, living in 121 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 135 hectares, the population density works out to about 430 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 142 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.62 per cent and women at 74.8 per cent. The census recorded 125 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 115 main workers, the largest group, 84, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 24 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 household industry workers. A further 10 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kokalpur's land. Of the village's 135 hectares, 124 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (124 hectares). About 11 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 84 cultivators and 2 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 and an ASHA health worker.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kokalpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Qadian, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Nathu Khaira, Muradpura, Leel Kalan and Harpura.

What is the population of Kokalpur?

The population of Kokalpur was 581 at the 2011 census, living in 121 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kokalpur have?

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