kanganpuraਕਂਗਨਪੁਰਾ

Where is kanganpura?

kanganpura is a village of Malout tehsil in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malout, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lambi community development block and is served by the Kanganpura gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035236, and it covers 327 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,368 people in kanganpura: 716 men and 652 women, living in 274 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 327 hectares, the population density works out to about 418 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 147, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 457 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.35 per cent and women at 51.53 per cent. The census recorded 611 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 585 main workers, the largest group, 307, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 192 cultivators on their own land and 50 household industry workers. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of kanganpura's land. Of the village's 327 hectares, 275 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (275 hectares). About 36 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 201 cultivators and 315 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

kanganpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malout, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Malout, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Arniwala Waziran, Mehmud Khera, Phulu Khera and Farid Khera.

What is the population of kanganpura?

The population of kanganpura was 1,368 at the 2011 census, living in 274 households in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does kanganpura have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, kanganpura has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.