Khurampurਖੁਰਮਪੁਰ

Where is Khurampur?

Khurampur is a village in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029631, and it covers 158 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,041 people in Khurampur: 493 men and 548 women, living in 214 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 158 hectares, the population density works out to about 660 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1112 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 126, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 140 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.31 per cent and women at 78.05 per cent. The census recorded 303 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 284 main workers, the largest group, 146, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 111 cultivators on their own land and 14 household industry workers. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khurampur's land. Of the village's 158 hectares, 110 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (110 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 112 cultivators and 15 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khurampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khati, Dhak Khurampur, Dhak Khati and Dhak Plahi.

What is the population of Khurampur?

The population of Khurampur was 1,041 at the 2011 census, living in 214 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Khurampur have?

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