Kahnewalaਕਹਨੇਵਾਲਾ

Where is Kahnewala?

Kahnewala is a village of Sardulgarh tehsil in Mansa district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sardulgarh, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sardulgarh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035947, and it covers 677 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,568 people in Kahnewala: 811 men and 757 women, living in 269 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 677 hectares, the population density works out to about 232 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 933 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 202, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 521 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.06 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.73 per cent and women at 53.65 per cent. The census recorded 561 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 499 main workers, the largest group, 298, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 120 agricultural labourers and 77 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 62 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kahnewala's land. Of the village's 677 hectares, 636 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 634 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (549 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (85 hectares). About 41 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 344 cultivators and 135 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. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Kahnewala is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sardulgarh, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sardulgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sardulewala, Bhunder, Tibi Hari Singh and Rorki.

What is the population of Kahnewala?

The population of Kahnewala was 1,568 at the 2011 census, living in 269 households in Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Kahnewala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kahnewala has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.