Kaimpurਕੈਮਪੁਰ

Where is Kaimpur?

Kaimpur is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031556, and it covers 75 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 390 people in Kaimpur: 215 men and 175 women, living in 88 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 75 hectares, the population density works out to about 520 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 814 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 42, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 388 people, about 99 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.2 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.89 per cent and women at 79.75 per cent. The census recorded 111 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 110 main workers, the largest group, 104, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 6 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kaimpur's land. Of the village's 75 hectares, 68 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 52 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (52 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 6 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kaimpur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Attalgarh, Mehmowal, Dholanwal and Badial.

What is the population of Kaimpur?

The population of Kaimpur was 390 at the 2011 census, living in 88 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kaimpur have?

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