Kaulpur Kalanਕੌਲਪੁਰ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Kaulpur Kalan?

Kaulpur Kalan is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Kaulpur--Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031215, and it covers 72 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 298 people in Kaulpur Kalan: 159 men and 139 women, living in 57 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 72 hectares, the population density works out to about 414 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 874 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 61 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.16 per cent and women at 84.68 per cent. The census recorded 88 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 74 main workers, the largest group, 69, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 household industry workers and 2 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kaulpur Kalan's land. Of the village's 72 hectares, 67 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (67 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 70 cultivators and 12 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kaulpur Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 9 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 Khush Nagar, Kaulpur Khurd, Mehmudpur and Hiyatpur.

What is the population of Kaulpur Kalan?

The population of Kaulpur Kalan was 298 at the 2011 census, living in 57 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kaulpur Kalan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kaulpur Kalan has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.