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Where is Kambo Dhaiwala?

Kambo Dhaiwala is a village in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chohla Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037997, and it covers 746 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,319 people in Kambo Dhaiwala: 694 men and 625 women, living in 206 households, an average of about 6.4 people per household. Spread over its 746 hectares, the population density works out to about 177 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 164, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 293 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.94 per cent and women at 63.21 per cent. The census recorded 544 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 449 main workers, the largest group, 221, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 136 agricultural labourers and 80 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 95 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kambo Dhaiwala's land. Of the village's 746 hectares, 428 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 420 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (290 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (130 hectares). About 318 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 231 cultivators and 154 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. 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. It also had 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

Kambo Dhaiwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patti, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chamba Kalan, Kiriyan, Dhun and Jauneke.

What is the population of Kambo Dhaiwala?

The population of Kambo Dhaiwala was 1,319 at the 2011 census, living in 206 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Kambo Dhaiwala have?

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