Kahnewalaਕਹਨੇਵਾਲਾ

Where is Kahnewala?

Kahnewala is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034207, and it covers 40 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 68 people in Kahnewala: 36 men and 32 women, living in 16 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 40 hectares, the population density works out to about 169 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 889 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 5 people, about 7 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.62 per cent and women at 73.33 per cent. The census recorded 24 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 24 main workers, the largest group, 15, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kahnewala's land. Of the village's 40 hectares, 37 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (37 hectares). About 3 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 15 cultivators and 3 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. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kahnewala is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Saide Shahwala, Lalhandi, Goluwala and Mahiwala.

What is the population of Kahnewala?

The population of Kahnewala was 68 at the 2011 census, living in 16 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Kahnewala have?

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