Kalupurਕਲੁਪੁਰ

Where is Kalupur?

Kalupur is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 19 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031797, and it covers 21 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 357 people in Kalupur: 186 men and 171 women, living in 73 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 21 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,700 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 919 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 33, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 341 people, about 96 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.37 per cent and women at 78.48 per cent. The census recorded 109 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 100 main workers, the largest group, 93, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kalupur's land. Of the village's 21 hectares, 16 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (16 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 3 cultivators and 1 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 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kalupur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pachnangal, Chak Musa, Bikapur and Mananhana.

What is the population of Kalupur?

The population of Kalupur was 357 at the 2011 census, living in 73 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kalupur have?

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