Kuraiwalaਕੁਰੈਵਾਲਾ

Where is Kuraiwala?

Kuraiwala is a village in Gidderbaha tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gidderbaha, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kot Bhai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035330, and it covers 1,266 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,779 people in Kuraiwala: 2,531 men and 2,248 women, living in 964 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 1,266 hectares, the population density works out to about 377 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 888 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 538, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,829 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.07 per cent and women at 54.21 per cent. The census recorded 1,613 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 1,356 main workers, the largest group, 533, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 395 agricultural labourers and 379 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 257 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kuraiwala's land. Of the village's 1,266 hectares, 1,129 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,129 hectares). About 87 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 537 cultivators and 616 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Kuraiwala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gidderbaha, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gidderbaha, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ghagga, Baddian, Babania and Gurusar.

What is the population of Kuraiwala?

The population of Kuraiwala was 4,779 at the 2011 census, living in 964 households in Gidderbaha tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Kuraiwala have?

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