Kimatpurਕਿਮਟਪੁਰ

Where is Kimatpur?

Kimatpur is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 18 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 038602, and it covers 284 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 98 people in Kimatpur: 49 men and 49 women, living in 16 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 284 hectares, the population density works out to about 35 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 12 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 76.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.4 per cent and women at 72.09 per cent. The census recorded 30 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 28 main workers, the largest group, 23, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kimatpur's land. Of the village's 284 hectares, 280 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (280 hectares). About 4 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 23 cultivators and 0 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. 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kimatpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Himatpur, Alowal, Kharota and Naggal.

What is the population of Kimatpur?

The population of Kimatpur was 98 at the 2011 census, living in 16 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Kimatpur have?

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