Kingraਕਿਂਗਰਾ

Where is Kingra?

Kingra is a village in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malout, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malout community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035282, and it covers 598 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,189 people in Kingra: 620 men and 569 women, living in 246 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 598 hectares, the population density works out to about 199 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 135, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 683 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.07 per cent and women at 56.39 per cent. The census recorded 407 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 375 main workers, the largest group, 157, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 129 cultivators on their own land and 89 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 32 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kingra's land. Of the village's 598 hectares, 553 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (553 hectares). About 45 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 131 cultivators and 167 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kingra 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 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Ghumar Khera, Rathrian, Danewala and Chhapianwali.

What is the population of Kingra?

The population of Kingra was 1,189 at the 2011 census, living in 246 households in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Kingra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kingra has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.