Hamiraਹਮਿਰਾ

Where is Hamira?

Hamira is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhilwan, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhilwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029122, and it covers 1,367 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 7,727 people in Hamira: 4,234 men and 3,493 women, living in 1,652 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 1,367 hectares, the population density works out to about 565 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 825 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 929, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4,158 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.84 per cent and women at 58.14 per cent. The census recorded 2,625 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 2,440 main workers, the largest group, 1,558, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 446 agricultural labourers and 408 cultivators on their own land. A further 185 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hamira's land. Of the village's 1,367 hectares, 1,146 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (1,146 hectares). About 215 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 412 cultivators and 532 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Hamira is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhilwan, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mustafabad, Murar, Tajpur and Dialpur.

What is the population of Hamira?

The population of Hamira was 7,727 at the 2011 census, living in 1,652 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Hamira have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Hamira has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre.