Achral Kalanਅਚਰਲ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Achral Kalan?

Achral Kalan is a village of Samana tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Samana, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and is served by the Ahcral Khurd gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036211, and it covers 202 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 124 people in Achral Kalan: 67 men and 57 women, living in 23 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 202 hectares, the population density works out to about 61 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 851 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.88 per cent and women at 64.71 per cent. The census recorded 43 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 42 main workers, the largest group, 23, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 18 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Achral Kalan's land. Of the village's 202 hectares, 184 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (184 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 23 cultivators and 1 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.

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

Achral Kalan is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Samana, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samana, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Achral Khurd, Majri, Kheri Bhima and Gazipur.

What is the population of Achral Kalan?

The population of Achral Kalan was 124 at the 2011 census, living in 23 households in Samana tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Achral Kalan have?

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