Kabulpurਕਬੁਲਪੁਰ

Where is Kabulpur?

Kabulpur is a village of Jalandhar East tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (East) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030339, and it covers 153 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,409 people in Kabulpur: 722 men and 687 women, living in 297 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 153 hectares, the population density works out to about 921 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 952 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 141, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 874 people, about 62 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.85 per cent and women at 76.33 per cent. The census recorded 478 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 445 main workers, the largest group, 365, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 43 cultivators on their own land and 26 agricultural labourers. A further 33 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kabulpur's land. Of the village's 153 hectares, 120 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (120 hectares). About 32 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 45 cultivators and 36 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Kabulpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kangniwal (Jalandhar I), Nangal Salempur, Johal (Jalandhar I) and Nangal Jamalpur.

What is the population of Kabulpur?

The population of Kabulpur was 1,409 at the 2011 census, living in 297 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Kabulpur have?

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