Kamalpurਕਮਲਪੁਰ

Where is Kamalpur?

Kamalpur is a village of Chamkaur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038766, and it covers 374 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 593 people in Kamalpur: 314 men and 279 women, living in 118 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 374 hectares, the population density works out to about 159 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 889 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 65, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 222 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.26 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.89 per cent and women at 81.1 per cent. The census recorded 178 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 160 main workers, the largest group, 103, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 49 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kamalpur's land. Of the village's 374 hectares, 239 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (239 hectares). About 135 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 50 cultivators and 8 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. 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

Kamalpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Rattanpur, Ramgarh, Taprian Boothgarh and Taprian Gharispur.

What is the population of Kamalpur?

The population of Kamalpur was 593 at the 2011 census, living in 118 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Kamalpur have?

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