Kishanpuraਕਿਸ਼ਨਪੁਰਾ

Where is Kishanpura?

Kishanpura 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 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 038830, and it covers 71 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 17 people in Kishanpura: 9 men and 8 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 71 hectares, the population density works out to about 24 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 889 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.5 per cent and women at 87.5 per cent. The census recorded 6 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 6 main workers, the largest group, 3, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kishanpura's land. Of the village's 71 hectares, 64 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (64 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 2 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.

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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Kishanpura is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 8 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 Kotla Sarmukh Singh, Kotla Bet, Kahanpur and Khera.

What is the population of Kishanpura?

The population of Kishanpura was 17 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Kishanpura have?

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