Kangਕੰਗ

Where is Kang?

Kang is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028104, and it covers 140 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,123 people in Kang: 1,116 men and 1,007 women, living in 427 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 140 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,516 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 902 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 225, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 758 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.25 per cent and women at 67.4 per cent. The census recorded 828 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 598 main workers, the largest group, 461, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 94 cultivators on their own land and 39 agricultural labourers. A further 230 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kang's land. Of the village's 140 hectares, 108 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 107 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (27 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 32 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 97 cultivators and 47 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

Kang is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lehal, Dadwan, Baroia and Sanghar.

What is the population of Kang?

The population of Kang was 2,123 at the 2011 census, living in 427 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kang have?

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