Abdalਅਬਦਾਲ

Where is Abdal?

Abdal is a village of Majitha tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Majitha, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majitha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037461, and it covers 595 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,170 people in Abdal: 1,669 men and 1,501 women, living in 579 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 595 hectares, the population density works out to about 533 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 899 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 375, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,140 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.88 per cent and women at 64.6 per cent. The census recorded 1,026 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 918 main workers, the largest group, 415, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 296 cultivators on their own land and 173 agricultural labourers. A further 108 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Abdal's land. Of the village's 595 hectares, 515 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (129 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (386 hectares). About 80 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 308 cultivators and 182 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Abdal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Majitha, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Majitha, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Talwandi Ghuman.

What is the population of Abdal?

The population of Abdal was 3,170 at the 2011 census, living in 579 households in Majitha tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Abdal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Abdal has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.