Kaulian Walaਕੌਲਿਆਂ ਵਾਲਾ

Where is Kaulian Wala?

Kaulian Wala is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 9 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 029214, and it covers 83 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,114 people in Kaulian Wala: 577 men and 537 women, living in 185 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 83 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,348 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 931 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 124, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 261 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.93 per cent and women at 75.51 per cent. The census recorded 364 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 363 main workers, the largest group, 260, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 102 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kaulian Wala's land. Of the village's 83 hectares, 71 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (71 hectares). About 12 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 261 cultivators and 1 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kaulian Wala 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 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhabulian, Ratta Kadim, Dulowal and Gopipur.

What is the population of Kaulian Wala?

The population of Kaulian Wala was 1,114 at the 2011 census, living in 185 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Kaulian Wala have?

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