Kila Kavi Santokh Singhਕਿਲਾ ਕਵੀ ਸਂਟੋਖ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Kila Kavi Santokh Singh?

Kila Kavi Santokh Singh is a village in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarn Taran community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037896, and it covers 396 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,842 people in Kila Kavi Santokh Singh: 1,498 men and 1,344 women, living in 519 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 396 hectares, the population density works out to about 718 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 356, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,430 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.49 per cent and women at 64.24 per cent. The census recorded 849 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 780 main workers, the largest group, 317, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 222 cultivators on their own land and 219 agricultural labourers. A further 69 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kila Kavi Santokh Singh's land. Of the village's 396 hectares, 350 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (155 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (195 hectares). About 42 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 233 cultivators and 240 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had a sub 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kila Kavi Santokh Singh is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Johal Raju Singh, Kaironwal, Kot Dharam Chand Khurd and Tharu.

What is the population of Kila Kavi Santokh Singh?

The population of Kila Kavi Santokh Singh was 2,842 at the 2011 census, living in 519 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Kila Kavi Santokh Singh have?

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