Kishangarhਕਿਸ਼ਨਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Kishangarh?

Kishangarh is a village of Tarn Taran tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Naushera Pannuan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037975, and it covers 140 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 161 people in Kishangarh: 88 men and 73 women, living in 31 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 140 hectares, the population density works out to about 115 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 830 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 68 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.76 per cent and women at 63.08 per cent. The census recorded 47 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 47 main workers, the largest group, 21, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 16 other workers in trade, transport and services and 9 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kishangarh's land. Of the village's 140 hectares, 127 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (127 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 21 cultivators and 9 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Kishangarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bathal Bhaike, Kahlwan, Chaudhriwala and Wring.

What is the population of Kishangarh?

The population of Kishangarh was 161 at the 2011 census, living in 31 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Kishangarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kishangarh has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.