Kammowalਕੱਮੋਵਾਲ

Where is Kammowal?

Kammowal is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 8 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 031822, and it covers 87 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 303 people in Kammowal: 153 men and 150 women, living in 64 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 87 hectares, the population density works out to about 348 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 980 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 5 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 119 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.33 per cent and women at 77.93 per cent. The census recorded 104 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 88 main workers, the largest group, 45, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 39 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 16 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kammowal's land. Of the village's 87 hectares, 78 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 73 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (73 hectares). About 6 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 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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

Kammowal is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Subhanpur, Balaspur, Nauneetpur and Bambeli.

What is the population of Kammowal?

The population of Kammowal was 303 at the 2011 census, living in 64 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kammowal have?

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