Kishanpur Kalanਕਿਸ਼ਨਪੁਰ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Kishanpur Kalan?

Kishanpur Kalan is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034113, and it covers 2,510 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 7,557 people in Kishanpur Kalan: 3,974 men and 3,583 women, living in 1,434 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 2,510 hectares, the population density works out to about 301 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 902 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 907, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3,081 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.4 per cent and women at 66.22 per cent. The census recorded 2,307 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 2,037 main workers, the largest group, 819, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 602 cultivators on their own land and 564 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 270 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kishanpur Kalan's land. Of the village's 2,510 hectares, 2,316 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 2,082 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (442 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (1,640 hectares). About 172 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 625 cultivators and 946 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kishanpur Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kishanpur Khurd, Kot Mohamad Khan, Daya Kalan and Izzatwala.

What is the population of Kishanpur Kalan?

The population of Kishanpur Kalan was 7,557 at the 2011 census, living in 1,434 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Kishanpur Kalan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kishanpur Kalan has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.