Kilpurਕਿਲਪੁਰ

Where is Kilpur?

Kilpur is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027709, and it covers 122 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,154 people in Kilpur: 590 men and 564 women, living in 211 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 122 hectares, the population density works out to about 946 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 956 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 134, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 602 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.03 per cent and women at 64.34 per cent. The census recorded 347 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 340 main workers, the largest group, 150, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 113 agricultural labourers and 61 cultivators on their own land. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kilpur's land. Of the village's 122 hectares, 107 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (70 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (37 hectares). About 15 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 62 cultivators and 116 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kilpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Fatto Chak, Ghazi Barwan, Ram Kalwan and Anyal.

What is the population of Kilpur?

The population of Kilpur was 1,154 at the 2011 census, living in 211 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Kilpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kilpur has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.