Khanpur Kulewalਖਾਨਪੁਰ ਕੁਲੇਵਲ

Where is Khanpur Kulewal?

Khanpur Kulewal 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 6 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 032466, and it covers 115 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 589 people in Khanpur Kulewal: 322 men and 267 women, living in 123 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 115 hectares, the population density works out to about 512 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 829 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 32, about 5 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 210 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.13 per cent and women at 70.98 per cent. The census recorded 219 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 219 main workers, the largest group, 113, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 86 agricultural labourers and 20 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khanpur Kulewal's land. Of the village's 115 hectares, 107 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (107 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 113 cultivators and 86 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khanpur Kulewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 6 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 Simbal Majara, Raipur, Jadli and Rurki Khurd.

What is the population of Khanpur Kulewal?

The population of Khanpur Kulewal was 589 at the 2011 census, living in 123 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Khanpur Kulewal have?

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