Location Kaimbwala is one of the 27 villages which form the rural ring around the city of
Chandigarh. The village falls in the
Mani Majra Patwar Circle and has Chandigarh for its
tehsil and
district headquarters. Before the reorganisation of the erstwhile
Punjab State; on 1 November 1966, the village was a part of
Kharar tehsil of
Ambala district. It is located at a distance of 12 km from the
district and
tehsil headquarter. The
village is situated on the periphery of Chandigarh and is connected by a kachas as well as a pucca
metalled road. One can reach the village by either of the road and can be reached by bus by a rather circuitous route from the hub of Chandigarh city viz;
Bus Stand at
Sector 17, via
Punjab Engineering College (U.T., Chandigarh),
Nayagaon (Punjab), Khuda Ali-sher (U.T., Chandigarh) and Kansal (
Punjab). This is the normal bus route on a
metalled road and the distance to be traversed is about 12 km from the
Bus Stand in
Sector 17 of Chandigarh. The pedestrians, cyclists and scooterists etc., however, prefer a shorter route connecting the village to Sector 4 of Chandigarh by a minor road measuring 3 km. This road through metalled has a width of 11 metres and can thus be used by two-wheelers only.
Chandigarh City and
Mani Majra Town are the main administrative, educational, commercial and cultural centres for the inhabitants of the Kaimbwala village. The entire village depends for most of their needs on these centres. The marketing centre of the inhabitants is however
Mani Majra, which can be reached by a Kacha road by crossing over the dried up river bed of
Sukhna rivulet and Suketri village situation in
Haryana State.
Mani Majra, a satellite town of Chandigarh Union Territory is located at a distance of 6 km. from the Village. The inhabitants of the village predominantly frequent two markets viz.
Mani Majra town and the Grain market adjoining Sector 26 of Chandigarh city. Cloth, utensils, ornaments and sundry, groceries are purchased from
Mani Majra while cattle feed like Khal (oilseed cakes) and Varaiwan (cotton seeds) are purchased from the
grain market. In view of the traditional contact of the villagers with the traders of
Mani Majra, goods can be obtained in this market on credit. This facility, however, is not available in the grain market. The mode of travel is on foot or by
bicycle and the popular routes are the minor road connecting the village to Sector 4 of Chandigarh and the one connecting the village to Mani Majra. The metalled road passing through
Punjab Engineering College, Khuda Ali-sher and Kansal villages is not so popular. Only one bus traverses to this village from Chandigarh
Bus Stand. This route is hardly used by
cyclists/scooterists. The village has three shops which can barely cater to the needs of rural consumers. These generally sell Karyana though one of these also sells Khal and Choker (husk). The land has a mild downward gradient towards the south, levelling off at the
Sukhna rivulet. The gradient slopes downwards towards the north but changes sharply, inclining upwards, as one approaches the
Shivalik range of the
Himalayas. To the West and South, a dense forest is building up as a result of the afforestation drive taken up by the Government to forestall silting of the lake which had of late, become a major menace. The terrain of the village is undulating and interspersed with rocky and sandy land. This area holds promises of gay times for hikers and picnickers from Chandigarh.
Climate Chandigarh has almost a typically
north Indian extreme
climate with occasional dust storms during the peak of
summers. On the basis of climate, the year can be divided into three seasons: the summer season from April to June, the rainy season from July to September and the
winter season from October to March. The average temperature may rise to as high as 40 °C in the summer while it touches as low as 3 °C in the winter. The
rainy season provides great relief from the discomforts of the summer. A large part of the annual rainfall is received from July to September. The other period of annual rainfall is in the winter months from December to March which is scanty. There is little or negligible rainfall during the four months of April, May, October and November. The summer rainfall which is caused by the south western
monsoon is beneficial for
Kharif crops. The winter
rainfall caused by the western depression lasts from December to March which is significant for
Rabi crops. Kaimbwala village being quite adjacent to Chandigarh, the data collected for Chandigarh holds good for the village. January and June are the two months recording the lowest and highest temperature respectively. With the onset of monsoons in July, the
temperature starts declining. July, August and September are recorded as the most humid months.
Flora and Fauna The hinterland of the village abounds in a variety of
flora and
fauna. Kikar, Barota,
Pipal,
Shisham and
Neem are the common trees found here.
Mango trees are found closer to the habitation in the field and in the courtyards. Wild aak is used for fencing the fields. Sarkanda (wild grass) is a common sight in the tracts not fit for cultivation.
Jackal,
hare,
wild bear, and
wild cats are found in great numbers around the village.
Parrots, sparrows,
pigeons,
crows,
doves, and
nightingales are common birds.
Cuckoos arrive in
Baisakh (April) and depart in
Asvina (September).
Partridges and
quails are seen in the winter months.
Snakes of different colours and varieties, species appear mostly in the rainy season and quite a few cases of
snakebite have been reported. == Demographics ==