Kaillowalਕੈੱਲੋਵਲ

Where is Kaillowal?

Kaillowal is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034631, and it covers 81 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 377 people in Kaillowal: 192 men and 185 women, living in 74 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 81 hectares, the population density works out to about 463 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 964 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 42, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 91 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.36 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 122 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 104 main workers, the largest group, 69, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 25 other workers in trade, transport and services and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kaillowal's land. Of the village's 81 hectares, 76 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (76 hectares). About 5 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 72 cultivators and 25 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 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kaillowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Suba Qadim, Karian Pahelwan, Firozpur Rural and Kahan Chandwala.

What is the population of Kaillowal?

The population of Kaillowal was 377 at the 2011 census, living in 74 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Kaillowal have?

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