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Where is Kambo Kalan?

Kambo Kalan is a village in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 18 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 034196, and it covers 54 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 176 people in Kambo Kalan: 90 men and 86 women, living in 33 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 54 hectares, the population density works out to about 326 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 956 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 167 people, about 95 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.9 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.44 per cent and women at 49.35 per cent. The census recorded 50 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 38 main workers, the largest group, 27, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 8 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 cultivators on their own land. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kambo Kalan's land. Of the village's 54 hectares, 51 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (51 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. The census recorded 3 cultivators and 29 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. 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kambo Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 18 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 Raowal, Mandar Kalan, Bhaini and Melak Kangan.

What is the population of Kambo Kalan?

The population of Kambo Kalan was 176 at the 2011 census, living in 33 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Kambo Kalan have?

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