Kartarpur Ruralਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰ ਰੂਰਲ

Where is Kartarpur Rural?

Kartarpur Rural is a village in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Cheema gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030549, and it covers 2,694 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,435 people in Kartarpur Rural: 1,234 men and 1,201 women, living in 508 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 2,694 hectares, the population density works out to about 90 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 973 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 257, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 767 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.43 per cent and women at 69.07 per cent. The census recorded 803 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 706 main workers, the largest group, 343, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 249 cultivators on their own land and 86 agricultural labourers. A further 97 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kartarpur Rural's land. Of the village's 2,694 hectares, 2,694 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (2,694 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 252 cultivators and 98 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 anganwadi centre and 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

Kartarpur Rural is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mir Chhota, Ali Khel, Chak Mehmudpur and Kala Khera.

What is the population of Kartarpur Rural?

The population of Kartarpur Rural was 2,435 at the 2011 census, living in 508 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Kartarpur Rural have?

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