Kishanpuraਕਿਸ਼ਨਪੁਰਾ

Where is Kishanpura?

Kishanpura is a village of Dera Bassi tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Zirakpur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039369, and it covers 438 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 151 people in Kishanpura: 85 men and 66 women, living in 31 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 438 hectares, the population density works out to about 34 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 776 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, 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 81.2 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.14 per cent and women at 76.27 per cent. The census recorded 74 workers, about 49 per cent of the village. Of the 60 main workers, the largest group, 34, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 18 cultivators on their own land and 4 household industry workers. A further 14 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 438 hectares, 408 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 345 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (345 hectares). About 30 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 18 cultivators and 35 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 five to 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 Zirakpur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Barauli, Naraingarh, Chhat and Dialpura.

What is the population of Kishanpura?

The population of Kishanpura was 151 at the 2011 census, living in 31 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar 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.