Kesarpurਕੇਸਰਪੁਰ

Where is Kesarpur?

Kesarpur is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029321, and it covers 85 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 493 people in Kesarpur: 247 men and 246 women, living in 106 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 85 hectares, the population density works out to about 580 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 996 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 54, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 122 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.37 per cent and women at 68.89 per cent. The census recorded 140 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 120 main workers, the largest group, 57, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 47 cultivators on their own land and 13 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 20 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kesarpur's land. Of the village's 85 hectares, 71 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (71 hectares). About 11 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 50 cultivators and 70 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Kesarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Manan, Gaunspur, Mander Dona and Badyal.

What is the population of Kesarpur?

The population of Kesarpur was 493 at the 2011 census, living in 106 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Kesarpur have?

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