Kuralianਕੁਰਲੀਆਂ

Where is Kuralian?

Kuralian is a village of Amritsar I tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Majitha, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majitha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037502, and it covers 62 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 144 people in Kuralian: 77 men and 67 women, living in 28 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 62 hectares, the population density works out to about 232 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 870 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.2 per cent and women at 84.85 per cent. The census recorded 40 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 37 main workers, the largest group, 19, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 17 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kuralian's land. Of the village's 62 hectares, 55 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (55 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 19 cultivators and 0 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. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kuralian is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Majitha, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amritsar I, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel.

What is the population of Kuralian?

The population of Kuralian was 144 at the 2011 census, living in 28 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Kuralian have?

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