Kaindowalਕੈਂਡੋਵਾਲ

Where is Kaindowal?

Kaindowal is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031861, and it covers 125 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 633 people in Kaindowal: 325 men and 308 women, living in 128 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 125 hectares, the population density works out to about 506 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 948 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 414 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.98 per cent and women at 84.53 per cent. The census recorded 244 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 224 main workers, the largest group, 176, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 39 cultivators on their own land and 7 household industry workers. A further 20 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kaindowal's land. Of the village's 125 hectares, 86 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 65 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (65 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 39 cultivators and 5 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. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Kaindowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khanpur, Ghamiala, Chandeli and Ladhewal.

What is the population of Kaindowal?

The population of Kaindowal was 633 at the 2011 census, living in 128 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kaindowal have?

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