Kaulpur Khurdਕੌਲਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Kaulpur Khurd?

Kaulpur Khurd 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--Khurd gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031216, and it covers 39 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 166 people in Kaulpur Khurd: 76 men and 90 women, living in 29 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 39 hectares, the population density works out to about 426 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1184 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 52 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 94.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.59 per cent and women at 92.77 per cent. The census recorded 42 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 30 main workers, the largest group, 27, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 household industry workers and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kaulpur Khurd's land. Of the village's 39 hectares, 34 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (34 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 30 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 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 Khurd 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 Kaulpur Kalan, Hiyatpur, Khush Nagar and Kotli Khas.

What is the population of Kaulpur Khurd?

The population of Kaulpur Khurd was 166 at the 2011 census, living in 29 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kaulpur Khurd have?

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