Indna Kalaskeਇਂਡਨਾ ਕਲਸਕੇ

Where is Indna Kalaske?

Indna Kalaske is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Goraya, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phillaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030179, and it covers 403 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,140 people in Indna Kalaske: 571 men and 569 women, living in 229 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 403 hectares, the population density works out to about 283 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 996 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 101, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 800 people, about 70 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.33 per cent and women at 80.52 per cent. The census recorded 309 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 230 main workers, the largest group, 134, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 83 cultivators on their own land and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 79 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Indna Kalaske's land. Of the village's 403 hectares, 370 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (370 hectares). About 33 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 85 cultivators and 7 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. 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. 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

Indna Kalaske is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Goraya, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Miranpur, Kala, Jajo Mazara and Paddi Jagir.

What is the population of Indna Kalaske?

The population of Indna Kalaske was 1,140 at the 2011 census, living in 229 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Indna Kalaske have?

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