Kamalpurਕਮਲਪੁਰ

Where is Kamalpur?

Kamalpur is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030801, and it covers 111 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 311 people in Kamalpur: 162 men and 149 women, living in 85 households, an average of about 3.7 people per household. Spread over its 111 hectares, the population density works out to about 280 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 920 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 31, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 29 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.36 per cent and women at 84.56 per cent. The census recorded 112 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 112 main workers, the largest group, 64, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 43 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kamalpur's land. Of the village's 111 hectares, 97 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (97 hectares). About 14 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 43 cultivators and 5 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Kamalpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dasua, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gilzian, Mehndipur, Sadullapur and Madda.

What is the population of Kamalpur?

The population of Kamalpur was 311 at the 2011 census, living in 85 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kamalpur have?

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