Kirpalpurਕਿਰਪਾਲਪੁਰ

Where is Kirpalpur?

Kirpalpur 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 3 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 029669, and it covers 22 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 312 people in Kirpalpur: 151 men and 161 women, living in 65 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 22 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,418 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1066 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 31, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 281 people, about 90 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.86 per cent and women at 67.36 per cent. The census recorded 88 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 81 main workers, the largest group, 72, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 6 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kirpalpur's land. Of the village's 22 hectares, 15 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (15 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 6 cultivators and 0 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 ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kirpalpur 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 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ucha Pind, Jagatpur Jattan, Dhak Darwesh Pind and Bhanoki.

What is the population of Kirpalpur?

The population of Kirpalpur was 312 at the 2011 census, living in 65 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Kirpalpur have?

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