Kishan Purਕਿਸ਼ਨ ਪੁਰ

Where is Kishan Pur?

Kishan Pur 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 8 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 029649, and it covers 235 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 471 people in Kishan Pur: 226 men and 245 women, living in 101 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 235 hectares, the population density works out to about 201 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1084 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 66, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 356 people, about 76 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.15 per cent and women at 76.64 per cent. The census recorded 138 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 138 main workers, the largest group, 121, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 17 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kishan Pur's land. Of the village's 235 hectares, 228 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (228 hectares). About 7 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 17 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 anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. 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

Kishan Pur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Mera, Dhak Barn, Bhagwan Pur and Barn.

What is the population of Kishan Pur?

The population of Kishan Pur was 471 at the 2011 census, living in 101 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Kishan Pur have?

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