Katpalon

Katpalon
Village
Katpalon
Location in Punjab, India
Katpalon
Katpalon (India)
Coordinates: 31°01′52″N 75°50′41″E / 31.0312446°N 75.8446365°E / 31.0312446; 75.8446365Coordinates: 31°01′52″N 75°50′41″E / 31.0312446°N 75.8446365°E / 31.0312446; 75.8446365
Country  India
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Government
 • Type Panchayat raj
 • Body Gram panchayat
Elevation 246 m (807 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,665[1]
  Sex ratio 843/822 ♂/♀
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 144410
Telephone code 01826
ISO 3166 code IN-PB
Vehicle registration PB 37
Post office Phillaur
Website jalandhar.nic.in

Katpalon or Kat Palon is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. It is located 2 km from Nagar, 8 km from postal head office Phillaur, 51 km from Jalandhar and 118 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).

Caste

The village has schedule caste (SC) constitutes 87.69% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.[1]

Education

The village has a Punjabi Medium, Co-educational primary school (Pri Katpalon School) founded in 1955. The schools provide mid-day meal as per Indian Midday Meal Scheme and the meal prepared in school premises.[2]

Transport

Rail

Phillaur Junction is the nearest train station, however, Bhatian Railway Station is 11 km away from the village.

Air

The nearest domestic airport is located 40 km away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also a second nearest international airport is 146 km away in Amritsar.

References

  1. 1 2 "Katpalon Population Census 2011". census2011.co.in.
  2. ↑ "Detail Of Pri Katpalon School". ICBSE. Retrieved 15 May 2016.


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