Keso Kalalਕੇਸੋ ਕਲਲ

Where is Keso Kalal?

Keso Kalal is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028190, and it covers 29 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 184 people in Keso Kalal: 97 men and 87 women, living in 40 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 29 hectares, the population density works out to about 634 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 23, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 19 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.48 per cent and women at 84.42 per cent. The census recorded 55 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 48 main workers, the largest group, 25, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 17 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Keso Kalal's land. Of the village's 29 hectares, 17 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (17 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. With 17 cultivators and 11 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Keso Kalal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ali Chak, Mano Nangal, Rauwal and Kot Bhalla.

What is the population of Keso Kalal?

The population of Keso Kalal was 184 at the 2011 census, living in 40 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Keso Kalal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Keso Kalal has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.