Kalechpur Kalotaਕਲੇਚਪੁਰ ਕਲੋਟਾ

Where is Kalechpur Kalota?

Kalechpur Kalota is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Kalechpur--Kalota gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031151, and it covers 109 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 637 people in Kalechpur Kalota: 292 men and 345 women, living in 137 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 109 hectares, the population density works out to about 584 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1182 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 69, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 110 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.27 per cent and women at 84.49 per cent. The census recorded 137 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 125 main workers, the largest group, 101, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 22 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kalechpur Kalota's land. Of the village's 109 hectares, 99 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 88 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (88 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 22 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Kalechpur Kalota is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Noshehra, Chhanian Kalan, Chhant and Man.

What is the population of Kalechpur Kalota?

The population of Kalechpur Kalota was 637 at the 2011 census, living in 137 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kalechpur Kalota have?

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