Kamalpurਕਮਲਪੁਰ

Where is Kamalpur?

Kamalpur is a village in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032407, and it covers 43 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 213 people in Kamalpur: 108 men and 105 women, living in 44 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 43 hectares, the population density works out to about 495 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 972 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 10 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 74.87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.66 per cent and women at 72.16 per cent. The census recorded 63 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 62 main workers, the largest group, 34, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 17 other workers in trade, transport and services and 6 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kamalpur's land. Of the village's 43 hectares, 35 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (35 hectares). About 8 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 34 cultivators and 5 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 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

Kamalpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jalalpur, Fatehgarh Alias Sudha Majra, Chahal and Lohat.

What is the population of Kamalpur?

The population of Kamalpur was 213 at the 2011 census, living in 44 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Kamalpur have?

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