Khanowalਖਨੋਵਾਲ

Where is Khanowal?

Khanowal is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 13 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 029296, and it covers 305 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,051 people in Khanowal: 544 men and 507 women, living in 211 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 305 hectares, the population density works out to about 345 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 932 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 125, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 372 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.42 per cent and women at 68 per cent. The census recorded 368 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 364 main workers, the largest group, 172, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 90 cultivators on their own land and 89 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khanowal's land. Of the village's 305 hectares, 257 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (257 hectares). About 42 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. The census recorded 90 cultivators and 176 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, an allopathic hospital, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Khanowal is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Bhandal Dona, Passan, Biharipur and Rasulpur Kulian.

What is the population of Khanowal?

The population of Khanowal was 1,051 at the 2011 census, living in 211 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Khanowal have?

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