Kasso Chahalਕੱਸੋ ਚਾਹਲ

Where is Kasso Chahal?

Kasso Chahal is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029264, and it covers 137 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 305 people in Kasso Chahal: 167 men and 138 women, living in 61 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 137 hectares, the population density works out to about 222 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 826 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 23, about 8 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 79.79 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.62 per cent and women at 72.87 per cent. The census recorded 84 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 83 main workers, the largest group, 56, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 12 other workers in trade, transport and services and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kasso Chahal's land. Of the village's 137 hectares, 124 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (124 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 56 cultivators and 9 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kasso Chahal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nathu Chahal, Jawalapur, Dhandal and Waryah Dona.

What is the population of Kasso Chahal?

The population of Kasso Chahal was 305 at the 2011 census, living in 61 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Kasso Chahal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kasso Chahal has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.