Kalseraਕਲਸੇਰਾ

Where is Kalsera?

Kalsera is a village of Nangal tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nangal, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038559, and it covers 118 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,512 people in Kalsera: 788 men and 724 women, living in 333 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 118 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,281 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 919 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 134, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 446 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.25 per cent and women at 84.11 per cent. The census recorded 389 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 389 main workers, the largest group, 375, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 10 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives no net sown area figure for Kalsera, whose total area is 118 hectares. About 28 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 10 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 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kalsera is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nangal, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nangal, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhabhaur, Swamipur, Maujowal and Khera Bagh.

What is the population of Kalsera?

The population of Kalsera was 1,512 at the 2011 census, living in 333 households in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Kalsera have?

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