Wadhel Kadimਵਧੇਲ ਕਡਿਮ

Where is Wadhel Kadim?

Wadhel Kadim is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and is served by the Wadhel Harnampur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029479, and it covers 66 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 90 people in Wadhel Kadim: 45 men and 45 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 6.9 people per household. Spread over its 66 hectares, the population density works out to about 136 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 24 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.05 per cent and women at 72.22 per cent. The census recorded 42 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 37 main workers, the largest group, 17, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 15 agricultural labourers and 5 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Wadhel Kadim's land. Of the village's 66 hectares, 60 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 6 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 22 cultivators and 15 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Wadhel Kadim is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mullan Kala, Gajipur, Muketramwala and Sultanpur Rural.

What is the population of Wadhel Kadim?

The population of Wadhel Kadim was 90 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Wadhel Kadim have?

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