Kapurthala Ruralਕਪੂਰਥਲਾ ਰੂਰਲ

Where is Kapurthala Rural?

Kapurthala Rural is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and is served by the Kapurthala (Rural), Nawa Pind Bhatthay gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029275, and it covers 2,413 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,454 people in Kapurthala Rural: 2,358 men and 2,096 women, living in 892 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 2,413 hectares, the population density works out to about 185 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 889 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 555, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,769 people, about 62 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.79 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.52 per cent and women at 70.64 per cent. The census recorded 1,487 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 1,260 main workers, the largest group, 658, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 372 agricultural labourers and 197 cultivators on their own land. A further 227 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kapurthala Rural's land. Of the village's 2,413 hectares, 2,278 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (765 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (1,513 hectares). About 135 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 219 cultivators and 466 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, 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 a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kapurthala Rural is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sheikhupur, Bhagwanpur, Bhooi and Jhugian Gulam.

What is the population of Kapurthala Rural?

The population of Kapurthala Rural was 4,454 at the 2011 census, living in 892 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Kapurthala Rural have?

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