Kamashpurਕਮਸ਼ਪੁਰ

Where is Kamashpur?

Kamashpur is a village of Samana tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Samana, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036190, and it covers 228 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 645 people in Kamashpur: 340 men and 305 women, living in 131 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 228 hectares, the population density works out to about 283 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 90, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 57 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.36 per cent and women at 64.42 per cent. The census recorded 194 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 193 main workers, the largest group, 96, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 92 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kamashpur's land. Of the village's 228 hectares, 203 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (203 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 92 cultivators and 4 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 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. It also had 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Kamashpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Samana, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samana, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Badanpur, Kotla Nasru, Malkana and Rajla.

What is the population of Kamashpur?

The population of Kamashpur was 645 at the 2011 census, living in 131 households in Samana tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Kamashpur have?

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