Kokalpurਕੋਕਲਪੁਰ

Where is Kokalpur?

Kokalpur is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 2 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 029224, and it covers 238 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,377 people in Kokalpur: 722 men and 655 women, living in 258 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 238 hectares, the population density works out to about 579 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 907 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 115, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 581 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.32 per cent and women at 66.23 per cent. The census recorded 422 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 316 main workers, the largest group, 189, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 80 agricultural labourers and 46 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 106 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kokalpur's land. Of the village's 238 hectares, 216 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (216 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 193 cultivators and 176 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 and an ASHA health worker.

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

Kokalpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 2 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 Nawanpind, Kanjli, Parveznagar and Beja.

What is the population of Kokalpur?

The population of Kokalpur was 1,377 at the 2011 census, living in 258 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Kokalpur have?

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