Kamalwala Khurdਕਮਲਵਾਲਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Kamalwala Khurd?

Kamalwala Khurd is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 4 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 034538, and it covers 201 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,018 people in Kamalwala Khurd: 543 men and 475 women, living in 171 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 201 hectares, the population density works out to about 506 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 875 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 175, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 744 people, about 73 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.54 per cent and women at 52.87 per cent. The census recorded 358 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 255 main workers, the largest group, 185, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 47 cultivators on their own land and 22 agricultural labourers. A further 103 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kamalwala Khurd's land. Of the village's 201 hectares, 183 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (37 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (146 hectares). About 18 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 50 cultivators and 39 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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

Kamalwala Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 4 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 Aliwala, Jaimalwala, Bir Sarkar and Fatta Bora.

What is the population of Kamalwala Khurd?

The population of Kamalwala Khurd was 1,018 at the 2011 census, living in 171 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Kamalwala Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kamalwala Khurd has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.