Kahanpurਕਹਨਪੁਰ

Where is Kahanpur?

Kahanpur is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038828, and it covers 119 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 324 people in Kahanpur: 170 men and 154 women, living in 66 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 119 hectares, the population density works out to about 272 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 906 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.46 per cent and women at 65.93 per cent. The census recorded 199 workers, about 61 per cent of the village. Of the 187 main workers, the largest group, 122, were household industry workers, ahead of 33 agricultural labourers and 27 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kahanpur's land. Of the village's 119 hectares, 100 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (100 hectares). About 19 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 5 cultivators and 33 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kahanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rokali Mangarh, Kotla Sarmukh Singh, Mahtot and Kishanpura.

What is the population of Kahanpur?

The population of Kahanpur was 324 at the 2011 census, living in 66 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Kahanpur have?

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