Kauniਕੌਨੀ

Where is Kauni?

Kauni is a village in Gidderbaha tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kot Bhai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035346, and it covers 3,030 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 7,312 people in Kauni: 3,869 men and 3,443 women, living in 1,432 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 3,030 hectares, the population density works out to about 241 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 890 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 779, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,871 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.97 per cent and women at 59.05 per cent. The census recorded 2,605 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 2,041 main workers, the largest group, 943, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 697 agricultural labourers and 373 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 564 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kauni's land. Of the village's 3,030 hectares, 2,676 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2,676 hectares). About 348 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 953 cultivators and 998 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, 2 government middle schools, 2 government secondary schools and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre, 2 dispensaries and 2 veterinary hospitals. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kauni is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gidderbaha, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khirkianwala, Gurri Sangar, Bhuttiwala and Dhulkot.

What is the population of Kauni?

The population of Kauni was 7,312 at the 2011 census, living in 1,432 households in Gidderbaha tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Kauni have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kauni has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.