Kaironwalਕੈਰੋਂਵਲ

Where is Kaironwal?

Kaironwal is a village of Tarn Taran tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarn Taran community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037897, and it covers 241 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,579 people in Kaironwal: 837 men and 742 women, living in 299 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 241 hectares, the population density works out to about 655 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 886 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 200, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 687 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.34 per cent and women at 63.4 per cent. The census recorded 502 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 468 main workers, the largest group, 256, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 133 cultivators on their own land and 61 agricultural labourers. A further 34 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kaironwal's land. Of the village's 241 hectares, 206 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (206 hectares). About 35 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 140 cultivators and 67 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.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kaironwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kila Kavi Santokh Singh, Tharu, Johal Raju Singh and Thathi.

What is the population of Kaironwal?

The population of Kaironwal was 1,579 at the 2011 census, living in 299 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Kaironwal have?

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