Kambo Khurdਕਂਬੋ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Kambo Khurd?

Kambo Khurd is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. 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 034193, and it covers 47 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 112 people in Kambo Khurd: 57 men and 55 women, living in 22 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 47 hectares, the population density works out to about 238 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 965 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 112 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 53.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 52.83 per cent and women at 54.17 per cent. The census recorded 46 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 35 main workers, the largest group, 22, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 11 cultivators on their own land and 2 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kambo Khurd's land. Of the village's 47 hectares, 43 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (43 hectares). About 4 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 11 cultivators and 30 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 Khurd 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 Mehruwala, Bhaini, Sherewala and Raowal.

What is the population of Kambo Khurd?

The population of Kambo Khurd was 112 at the 2011 census, living in 22 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Kambo Khurd have?

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