Kaunke (Samrala)ਕੌਂਕੇ ਸਮਰਾਲਾ

Where is Kaunke (Samrala)?

Kaunke (Samrala) is a village in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and is served by the Kaunke gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033072, and it covers 150 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,077 people in Kaunke (Samrala): 581 men and 496 women, living in 193 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 150 hectares, the population density works out to about 718 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 854 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 157, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.89 per cent and women at 56.4 per cent. The census recorded 339 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 261 main workers, the largest group, 108, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 101 other workers in trade, transport and services and 39 cultivators on their own land. A further 78 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kaunke (Samrala)'s land. Of the village's 150 hectares, 141 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (141 hectares). About 9 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 44 cultivators and 158 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Kaunke (Samrala) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Powat, Nurpur, Chuharpur and Sehjo Majra.

What is the population of Kaunke (Samrala)?

The population of Kaunke (Samrala) was 1,077 at the 2011 census, living in 193 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Kaunke (Samrala) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kaunke (Samrala) has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.