Kangਕੰਗ

Where is Kang?

Kang is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 24 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031392, and it covers 296 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,405 people in Kang: 670 men and 735 women, living in 302 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 296 hectares, the population density works out to about 475 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1097 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 154, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 663 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.94 per cent and women at 84.19 per cent. The census recorded 334 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 306 main workers, the largest group, 159, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 71 cultivators on their own land and 69 agricultural labourers. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kang's land. Of the village's 296 hectares, 260 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (260 hectares). About 26 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. The census recorded 75 cultivators and 78 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Kang is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 24 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kunt, Ghagial, Bhunga and Naushehra.

What is the population of Kang?

The population of Kang was 1,405 at the 2011 census, living in 302 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kang have?

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