Karnail Ganjਕਰਨੈਲ ਗੰਜ

Where is Karnail Ganj?

Karnail Ganj is a village in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Begowal, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nadala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029077, and it covers 398 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 795 people in Karnail Ganj: 410 men and 385 women, living in 171 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 398 hectares, the population density works out to about 200 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 939 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 91, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.46 per cent and women at 74.43 per cent. The census recorded 259 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 249 main workers, the largest group, 169, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 57 other workers in trade, transport and services and 23 agricultural labourers. A further 10 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Karnail Ganj's land. Of the village's 398 hectares, 382 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (382 hectares). About 17 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 170 cultivators and 32 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Karnail Ganj is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Begowal, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nadali, Jhall Bajaj, Tandi and Fatehpur.

What is the population of Karnail Ganj?

The population of Karnail Ganj was 795 at the 2011 census, living in 171 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Karnail Ganj have?

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