Kandola Khurd Explained

Kandola Khurd
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.0797°N 75.6703°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jalandhar
Government Type:Panchayat raj
Governing Body:Gram panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:240
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:904[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Note:Sex ratio 460/444 /
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144037
Area Code Type:Telephone
Area Code:01826
Registration Plate:PB- 08
Iso Code:IN-PB
Blank1 Name Sec2:Post office
Blank1 Info Sec2:Pasla

Kandola Khurd is a village in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 10.4 km away from Nurmahal, 14 km from Phillaur, 35.4 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 124 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch, who is an elected representative.

Demography

According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Kandola Khurd has a total number of 179 houses and population of 904 of which include 460 males and 444 females. Literacy rate of Kandola Khurd is 75.27%, lower than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 83 which is 9.18% of total population of Kandola Khurd, and child sex ratio is approximately 965 higher than state average of 846.

Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 55.9% of total population in Kandola Khurd. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far.

As per census 2011, 297 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Kandola Khurd which includes 269 males and 28 females. According to census survey report 2011, 90.24% workers describe their work as main work and 9.76% workers are involved in marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.

Transport

Nurmahal railway station is the nearest train station however, Phillaur Junction train station is 13.5 km away from the village. The village is 43.8 km away from domestic airport in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 129 km away in Amritsar.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Village Population per Census India. censusindia.gov.in.