Panju Kalalਪਂਜੂ ਕਲਾਲ

Where is Panju Kalal?

Panju Kalal is a village in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chogawan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037234, and it covers 166 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 461 people in Panju Kalal: 246 men and 215 women, living in 78 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 166 hectares, the population density works out to about 278 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 874 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 55, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 282 people, about 61 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.02 per cent and women at 68.42 per cent. The census recorded 308 workers, about 67 per cent of the village. Of the 304 main workers, the largest group, 236, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 43 agricultural labourers and 21 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Panju Kalal's land. Of the village's 166 hectares, 155 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (155 hectares). About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 238 cultivators and 45 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Panju Kalal is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Lopoke, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Bazid, Kotli Khaira and Miadi Kalan.

What is the population of Panju Kalal?

The population of Panju Kalal was 461 at the 2011 census, living in 78 households in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Panju Kalal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Panju Kalal has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.