Kaureਕੌਰੇ

Where is Kaure?

Kaure is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028573, and it covers 197 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 725 people in Kaure: 381 men and 344 women, living in 141 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 197 hectares, the population density works out to about 368 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 903 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 95, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 390 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.72 per cent and women at 62.03 per cent. The census recorded 239 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 184 main workers, the largest group, 76, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 52 other workers in trade, transport and services and 50 cultivators on their own land. A further 55 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kaure's land. Of the village's 197 hectares, 185 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (66 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (119 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 54 cultivators and 111 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Kaure is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chao Chak, Chak Chao, Ghuman and Mand.

What is the population of Kaure?

The population of Kaure was 725 at the 2011 census, living in 141 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kaure have?

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