kalajhingarਕਲਝਿਂਗਰ

Where is kalajhingar?

kalajhingar is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Kalajhingar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030820, and it covers 99 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 344 people in kalajhingar: 175 men and 169 women, living in 72 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 99 hectares, the population density works out to about 347 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 966 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 138 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.57 per cent and women at 82.99 per cent. The census recorded 100 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 74 main workers, the largest group, 54, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 19 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of kalajhingar's land. Of the village's 99 hectares, 81 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (81 hectares). About 17 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 20 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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

kalajhingar is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nussa, Raju Dawa Khri, Berchha and Rajpur.

What is the population of kalajhingar?

The population of kalajhingar was 344 at the 2011 census, living in 72 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does kalajhingar have?

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