Kandhwala Amarkot (83)
Abohar block · Fazilka district, Punjab · PIN 152116 · village code 35184
Population 2011
5,033
Census of India
Population 2020
8,250
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+63.9%
3,217 people · 5.6% a year
Households
1,050
+7.4% vs 978 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
5,033
Male / female
2,697 / 2,336
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
866
Children aged 0–6
594
Literacy rate
60.7%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
2,391 / 0
Working population
2,095
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
81.3%
Households
978
Village facilities, 2020
This village spans 4 gram panchayats and was surveyed once by each. The figures below are from Kandhwala Amarkot panchayat's return.
Primary school
Yes
Middle school
Yes
High school
Yes
Piped tap water
50 to 100% habitations covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Bus
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank
Yes
Primary health centre nearest 5 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
Yes
Common service centre
No CSC
The village primary school
These figures sit inside a single merged column of the Mission Antyodaya file and are not published anywhere in readable form.
Students
112
Teachers
4
Students per teacher
28
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
Both
Computer lab
Yes
Playground
Yes
Drinking water
Yes
Mid-day meal
Yes
Farming
Farm households
252
Non-farm households
791
Share of households farming, 2020
24%
Net sown area
8,800 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
8,800 / 8,800 / 0
Main irrigation source
Canals
Location
30.1482, 74.2064 — view on OpenStreetMap
Nearby villages
Kahnewala (259) · Kala Tibba (111) · Kaler Khera (100) · Kamalwala (180) · Kandhwala Hazar Khan (179) · Karian (261) · Karni Khera (248) · Katehra (143)