Kishanpur Khurdਕਿਸ਼ਨਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Kishanpur Khurd?

Kishanpur Khurd is a village in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 14 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 034112, and it covers 337 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 665 people in Kishanpur Khurd: 364 men and 301 women, living in 124 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 337 hectares, the population density works out to about 197 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 827 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 75, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 101 people, about 15 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.25 per cent and women at 70.37 per cent. The census recorded 182 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 174 main workers, the largest group, 120, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 44 agricultural labourers and 9 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kishanpur Khurd's land. Of the village's 337 hectares, 298 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (298 hectares). About 39 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 123 cultivators and 45 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 and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kishanpur Khurd 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 14 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 Daya Kalan, Kishanpur Kalan, Talwandi Malian and Kot Mohamad Khan.

What is the population of Kishanpur Khurd?

The population of Kishanpur Khurd was 665 at the 2011 census, living in 124 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Kishanpur Khurd have?

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