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Where is Kamwal?

Kamwal is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sujanpur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sujanpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027405, and it covers 134 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 140 people in Kamwal: 70 men and 70 women, living in 28 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 134 hectares, the population density works out to about 104 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.77 per cent and women at 75.38 per cent. The census recorded 32 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 30 main workers, the largest group, 21, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 8 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kamwal's land. Of the village's 134 hectares, 79 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (19 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 55 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 8 cultivators and 1 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Kamwal is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sujanpur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Harur, Khala, Barkola and Sadhauri.

What is the population of Kamwal?

The population of Kamwal was 140 at the 2011 census, living in 28 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Kamwal have?

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