Kamalpurਕਮਾਲਪੁਰ

Where is Kamalpur?

Kamalpur is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029492, and it covers 1,167 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,703 people in Kamalpur: 1,430 men and 1,273 women, living in 526 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 1,167 hectares, the population density works out to about 232 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 890 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 284, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,306 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.28 per cent and women at 72.16 per cent. The census recorded 1,070 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 889 main workers, the largest group, 328, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 302 cultivators on their own land and 234 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 181 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kamalpur's land. Of the village's 1,167 hectares, 1,089 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (1,089 hectares). About 78 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 325 cultivators and 388 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kamalpur is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sech, Salehpur Dona, Bhaur and Gobindgarh.

What is the population of Kamalpur?

The population of Kamalpur was 2,703 at the 2011 census, living in 526 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Kamalpur have?

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