Karkhana Belaਕਰਖਨਾ ਬੇਲਾ

Where is Karkhana Bela?

Karkhana Bela is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038781, and it covers 123 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 25 people in Karkhana Bela: 11 men and 14 women, living in 7 households, an average of about 3.6 people per household. Spread over its 123 hectares, the population density works out to about 20 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1273 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 4 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 25 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.73 per cent and women at 53.85 per cent. The census recorded 15 workers, about 60 per cent of the village. Of the 14 main workers, the largest group, 8, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 6 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Karkhana Bela's land. Of the village's 123 hectares, 106 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (106 hectares). About 17 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 7 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Karkhana Bela is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Garhi, Chupki, Kulian and Khizarpur.

What is the population of Karkhana Bela?

The population of Karkhana Bela was 25 at the 2011 census, living in 7 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Karkhana Bela have?

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