Kajlaਕਜਲਾ

Where is Kajla?

Kajla is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031202, and it covers 54 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 128 people in Kajla: 68 men and 60 women, living in 26 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 54 hectares, the population density works out to about 237 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 27 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.92 per cent and women at 80.7 per cent. The census recorded 29 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 29 main workers, the largest group, 16, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 11 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kajla's land. Of the village's 54 hectares, 50 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (50 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 11 cultivators and 2 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. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Kajla is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Saroa, Sahota, Nangal Awana and Rajpur.

What is the population of Kajla?

The population of Kajla was 128 at the 2011 census, living in 26 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kajla have?

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