Karniwalaਕਰਨੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Karniwala?

Karniwala is a village of Gidderbaha tehsil in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malout, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malout community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035363, and it covers 244 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 579 people in Karniwala: 307 men and 272 women, living in 116 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 244 hectares, the population density works out to about 237 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 886 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 67, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 150 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.2 per cent and women at 67.89 per cent. The census recorded 194 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 152 main workers, the largest group, 111, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 37 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 42 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Karniwala's land. Of the village's 244 hectares, 227 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (227 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 111 cultivators and 6 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.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Karniwala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malout, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gidderbaha, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Landewala, Bhundar and Khunan Khurd.

What is the population of Karniwala?

The population of Karniwala was 579 at the 2011 census, living in 116 households in Gidderbaha tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Karniwala have?

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