Kanwarpurਕਂਵਰਪੁਰ

Where is Kanwarpur?

Kanwarpur is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and is served by the Uksi gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037002, and it covers 42 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 58 people in Kanwarpur: 30 men and 28 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 42 hectares, the population density works out to about 138 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 933 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.86 per cent and women at 69.23 per cent. The census recorded 19 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 18 main workers, the largest group, 10, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 8 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kanwarpur's land. Of the village's 42 hectares, 39 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (39 hectares). About 3 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 8 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kanwarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Upal Heri, Faridpur Gujran, Haryaon and Akbarpur.

What is the population of Kanwarpur?

The population of Kanwarpur was 58 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Kanwarpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kanwarpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.