Kaulਕੌਲ

Where is Kaul?

Kaul is a village of Nabha tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nabha, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nabha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036391, and it covers 350 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 842 people in Kaul: 444 men and 398 women, living in 180 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 350 hectares, the population density works out to about 241 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 896 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 96, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 208 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.98 per cent and women at 70.42 per cent. The census recorded 246 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 240 main workers, the largest group, 118, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 72 other workers in trade, transport and services and 45 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kaul's land. Of the village's 350 hectares, 313 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (313 hectares). About 35 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 119 cultivators and 45 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 one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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 a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kaul is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nabha, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Paharpur, Saluwala, Doda and Bir Dosanjhan.

What is the population of Kaul?

The population of Kaul was 842 at the 2011 census, living in 180 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Kaul have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kaul has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.