Kundalਕੁਂਡਲ

Where is Kundal?

Kundal is a village of Abohar tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Abohar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035197, and it covers 1,644 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,603 people in Kundal: 2,400 men and 2,203 women, living in 897 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 1,644 hectares, the population density works out to about 280 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 533, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,987 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.73 per cent and women at 54.28 per cent. The census recorded 2,014 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 1,425 main workers, the largest group, 576, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 475 agricultural labourers and 350 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 589 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kundal's land. Of the village's 1,644 hectares, 1,538 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,538 hectares). About 106 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 626 cultivators and 904 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre, an allopathic hospital, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kundal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Abohar, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Abohar, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dharangwala, Bhangala, Patti Taja and Ramgarh.

What is the population of Kundal?

The population of Kundal was 4,603 at the 2011 census, living in 897 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Kundal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kundal has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.