Kishangarhਕਿਸ਼ਨਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Kishangarh?

Kishangarh is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and is served by the Bishanpur Chhana gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036576, and it covers 148 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 28 people in Kishangarh: 13 men and 15 women, living in 7 households, an average of about 4.0 people per household. Spread over its 148 hectares, the population density works out to about 19 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1154 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 10 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.64 per cent and women at 71.43 per cent. The census recorded 8 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 8 main workers, the largest group, 5, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kishangarh's land. Of the village's 148 hectares, 143 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (43 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (100 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 3 cultivators and 5 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Kishangarh is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patiala, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chuharpur Kalalan, Kheri Musalmani, Rajgarh and Barsat.

What is the population of Kishangarh?

The population of Kishangarh was 28 at the 2011 census, living in 7 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Kishangarh have?

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