Kangniwal (Jalandhar I)ਕੰਗਨੀਵਾਲ (ਜਲੰਧਰ-1)

Where is Kangniwal (Jalandhar I)?

Kangniwal (Jalandhar I) is a village of Jalandhar East tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (East) community development block and is served by the Kangniwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030338, and it covers 253 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,036 people in Kangniwal (Jalandhar I): 1,036 men and 1,000 women, living in 436 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 253 hectares, the population density works out to about 805 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 965 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 163, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,132 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.24 per cent and women at 80.33 per cent. The census recorded 639 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 571 main workers, the largest group, 349, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 169 cultivators on their own land and 33 agricultural labourers. A further 68 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kangniwal (Jalandhar I)'s land. Of the village's 253 hectares, 212 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (27 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (185 hectares). About 41 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 179 cultivators and 49 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 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kangniwal (Jalandhar I) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Johal (Jalandhar I), Kabulpur, Bolina and Nangal Salempur.

What is the population of Kangniwal (Jalandhar I)?

The population of Kangniwal (Jalandhar I) was 2,036 at the 2011 census, living in 436 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Kangniwal (Jalandhar I) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kangniwal (Jalandhar I) has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.