Kalianpurਕਲਿਆਂਪੁਰ

Where is Kalianpur?

Kalianpur is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 10 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 030641, and it covers 162 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 657 people in Kalianpur: 328 men and 329 women, living in 156 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 162 hectares, the population density works out to about 406 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1003 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 51, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 63 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.33 per cent and women at 82.35 per cent. The census recorded 160 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 160 main workers, the largest group, 88, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 67 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kalianpur's land. Of the village's 162 hectares, 149 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 138 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (138 hectares). About 13 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 67 cultivators and 5 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kalianpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 10 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 Talwandi Dadian, Thakri, Phatta and Bahadurpur.

What is the population of Kalianpur?

The population of Kalianpur was 657 at the 2011 census, living in 156 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kalianpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kalianpur has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.