Kakuwalaਕਾਕੂਵਾਲਾ

Where is Kakuwala?

Kakuwala is a village in Dirba tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patran, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sunam community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039831, and it covers 425 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 980 people in Kakuwala: 507 men and 473 women, living in 187 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 425 hectares, the population density works out to about 231 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 933 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 107, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 277 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 54.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.38 per cent and women at 49.41 per cent. The census recorded 317 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 191 main workers, the largest group, 80, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 66 other workers in trade, transport and services and 40 cultivators on their own land. A further 126 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kakuwala's land. Of the village's 425 hectares, 396 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (246 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (150 hectares). About 29 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 46 cultivators and 127 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. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Kakuwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patran, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dirba, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ladbanjara Kalan, Ladbanjara Khurd, Kheri Naga and Nihalgarh.

What is the population of Kakuwala?

The population of Kakuwala was 980 at the 2011 census, living in 187 households in Dirba tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Kakuwala have?

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