Kawanਕਵਨ

Where is Kawan?

Kawan is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030732, and it covers 140 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 597 people in Kawan: 325 men and 272 women, living in 107 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 140 hectares, the population density works out to about 426 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 837 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 83, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 198 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.38 per cent and women at 69.14 per cent. The census recorded 173 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 172 main workers, the largest group, 82, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 60 cultivators on their own land and 24 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kawan's land. Of the village's 140 hectares, 122 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (122 hectares). About 18 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 60 cultivators and 24 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Kawan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dasua, about 20 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 Lalewal, Mohla, Balhra and Rajpur.

What is the population of Kawan?

The population of Kawan was 597 at the 2011 census, living in 107 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kawan have?

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