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Katpalon

Coordinates: 31°01′52″N 75°50′41″E / 31.0312446°N 75.8446365°E / 31.0312446; 75.8446365
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Katpalon
Village
Katpalon is located in Punjab
Katpalon
Katpalon
Location in Punjab, India
Katpalon is located in India
Katpalon
Katpalon
Katpalon (India)
Coordinates: 31°01′52″N 75°50′41″E / 31.0312446°N 75.8446365°E / 31.0312446; 75.8446365
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictJalandhar
TehsilPhillaur
Government
 • TypePanchayat raj
 • BodyGram panchayat
Elevation
246 m (807 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,665[1]
 Sex ratio 843/822 /
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144410
Telephone code01826
ISO 3166 codeIN-PB
Vehicle registrationPB 37
Post officePhillaur
Websitejalandhar.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

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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

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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

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Rail

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

Air

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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

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