Kishanpuraਕਿਸ਼ਨਪੁਰਾ

Where is Kishanpura?

Kishanpura is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 20 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 038725, and it covers 47 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 23 people in Kishanpura: 9 men and 14 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 47 hectares, the population density works out to about 49 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1556 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 13 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 100 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 100 per cent. The census recorded 11 workers, about 48 per cent of the village. Of the 10 main workers, the largest group, 8, were household industry workers, ahead of 2 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kishanpura's land. Of the village's 47 hectares, 42 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 14 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (14 hectares). About 3 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 2 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. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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

Kishanpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 20 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 Hirdapur, Purkhali, Haripur and Rampur.

What is the population of Kishanpura?

The population of Kishanpura was 23 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Kishanpura have?

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