Kabirpurਕਬਿਰਪੁਰ

Where is Kabirpur?

Kabirpur is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hariana, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031453, and it covers 53 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 660 people in Kabirpur: 341 men and 319 women, living in 145 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 53 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,245 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 935 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 53, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 509 people, about 77 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.59 per cent and women at 82.71 per cent. The census recorded 198 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 93 main workers, the largest group, 68, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 18 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 105 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kabirpur's land. Of the village's 53 hectares, 34 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (34 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 22 cultivators and 56 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kabirpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hariana, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sherpur Kham, Bassi Umer Khan, Dudiana Kalan and Kailon.

What is the population of Kabirpur?

The population of Kabirpur was 660 at the 2011 census, living in 145 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kabirpur have?

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