Karipur Dumbਕਰੀਪੁਰ ਦੁਂਬ

Where is Karipur Dumb?

Karipur Dumb is a village in Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sardulgarh, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sardulgarh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035971, and it covers 254 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 538 people in Karipur Dumb: 292 men and 246 women, living in 88 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 254 hectares, the population density works out to about 212 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 842 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 74, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 204 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.8 per cent and women at 47.66 per cent. The census recorded 154 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 149 main workers, the largest group, 93, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 41 agricultural labourers and 14 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Karipur Dumb's land. Of the village's 254 hectares, 233 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (231 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (2 hectares). About 21 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 93 cultivators and 41 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Karipur Dumb is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sardulgarh, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sardulgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chotian, Baran, Adamke and Hirke.

What is the population of Karipur Dumb?

The population of Karipur Dumb was 538 at the 2011 census, living in 88 households in Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Karipur Dumb have?

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