Sil Kapraਸਿਲ ਕਪਰਾ

Where is Sil Kapra?

Sil Kapra is a village of Kharar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kharar, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and is served by the Sil Kapar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039044, and it covers 141 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 166 people in Sil Kapra: 92 men and 74 women, living in 33 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 141 hectares, the population density works out to about 118 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 804 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 39 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.76 per cent and women at 78.57 per cent. The census recorded 54 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 42 main workers, the largest group, 34, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sil Kapra's land. Of the village's 141 hectares, 106 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (106 hectares). About 35 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 34 cultivators and 6 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. 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 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Sil Kapra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kharar, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Fatehpur Ther I, Sil, Machhipur and Batta.

What is the population of Sil Kapra?

The population of Sil Kapra was 166 at the 2011 census, living in 33 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Sil Kapra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sil Kapra has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.