Dewangarh Alias Kaimpurਦੀਵਾਨਗੜ੍ਹ ਅਲੀਆਸ ਕੈਮਪੁਰ

Where is Dewangarh Alias Kaimpur?

Dewangarh Alias Kaimpur is a village in Dirba tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dirba, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sunam community development block and is served by the Dewangarh Alis Kaimpuir gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039828, and it covers 363 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,004 people in Dewangarh Alias Kaimpur: 1,096 men and 908 women, living in 396 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 363 hectares, the population density works out to about 552 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 828 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 213, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 738 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.82 per cent and women at 52.8 per cent. The census recorded 633 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 624 main workers, the largest group, 357, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 249 cultivators on their own land and 16 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dewangarh Alias Kaimpur's land. Of the village's 363 hectares, 330 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (144 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (186 hectares). About 33 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 250 cultivators and 16 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dewangarh Alias Kaimpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dirba, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dirba, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rampura Gujran, Kheri Naga, Khetla and Ladbanjara Kalan.

What is the population of Dewangarh Alias Kaimpur?

The population of Dewangarh Alias Kaimpur was 2,004 at the 2011 census, living in 396 households in Dirba tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Dewangarh Alias Kaimpur have?

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