Kaulianਕੌਲਿਆਂ

Where is Kaulian?

Kaulian is a village in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hazipur community development block and is served by the Nangal-Bihalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031039, and it covers 33 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 180 people in Kaulian: 98 men and 82 women, living in 31 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 33 hectares, the population density works out to about 545 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 837 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.03 per cent and women at 85.33 per cent. The census recorded 60 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 60 main workers, the largest group, 32, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 28 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kaulian's land. Of the village's 33 hectares, 29 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 28 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (26 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 32 cultivators and 0 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. 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

Kaulian is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jakhrawal, Nangal Bihalan, Sahaura Dadial and Sahaura Kandi.

What is the population of Kaulian?

The population of Kaulian was 180 at the 2011 census, living in 31 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kaulian have?

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