Kitnaਕਿਟਨਾ

Where is Kitna?

Kitna is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031939, and it covers 332 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,675 people in Kitna: 888 men and 787 women, living in 359 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 332 hectares, the population density works out to about 505 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 886 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 167, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,013 people, about 60 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.55 per cent and women at 75.46 per cent. The census recorded 541 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 311 main workers, the largest group, 242, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 42 cultivators on their own land and 25 agricultural labourers. A further 230 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kitna's land. Of the village's 332 hectares, 295 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 288 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (288 hectares). About 35 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 81 cultivators and 134 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kitna is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 6 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 Aima Muglan, Rampur Kharak, Fatehpur Khurd and Padrana.

What is the population of Kitna?

The population of Kitna was 1,675 at the 2011 census, living in 359 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kitna have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kitna has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.