Theh Kanjlaਠੇਹ ਕਂਜਲਾ

Where is Theh Kanjla?

Theh Kanjla is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and is served by the Kanjli gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029173, and it covers 253 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 63 people in Theh Kanjla: 36 men and 27 women, living in 10 households, an average of about 6.3 people per household. Spread over its 253 hectares, the population density works out to about 25 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 750 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.7 per cent and women at 53.85 per cent. The census recorded 45 workers, about 71 per cent of the village. Of the 43 main workers, the largest group, 31, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 11 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Theh Kanjla's land. Of the village's 253 hectares, 236 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (236 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 31 cultivators and 0 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. 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Theh Kanjla is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 4 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 Thikriwala, Bhila, Jhal Thikriwala and Nurpur Rajputan.

What is the population of Theh Kanjla?

The population of Theh Kanjla was 63 at the 2011 census, living in 10 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Theh Kanjla have?

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