Kutabpurਕੁਟਬਪੁਰ

Where is Kutabpur?

Kutabpur is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and is served by the Aujla Jogi gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029247, and it covers 143 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 204 people in Kutabpur: 109 men and 95 women, living in 45 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 143 hectares, the population density works out to about 142 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 872 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 6 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80 per cent and women at 70.37 per cent. The census recorded 105 workers, about 51 per cent of the village. Of the 105 main workers, the largest group, 37, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 35 agricultural labourers and 33 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kutabpur's land. Of the village's 143 hectares, 132 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (132 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. With 37 cultivators and 35 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 middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kutabpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Razapur, Aujla Jogi, Talwandi Mehma and Aujla Banwali.

What is the population of Kutabpur?

The population of Kutabpur was 204 at the 2011 census, living in 45 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Kutabpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kutabpur has a government middle school and a post office.