Sidhawanਸਿੱਧਵਾਂ

Where is Sidhawan?

Sidhawan is a village in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chogawan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037211, and it covers 52 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 180 people in Sidhawan: 94 men and 86 women, living in 32 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 52 hectares, the population density works out to about 346 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 915 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 6 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 75.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.76 per cent and women at 68.29 per cent. The census recorded 56 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 54 main workers, the largest group, 46, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sidhawan's land. Of the village's 52 hectares, 48 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (48 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 46 cultivators and 0 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 human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sidhawan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Lopoke, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Odhar, Bhangwan and Lopoke.

What is the population of Sidhawan?

The population of Sidhawan was 180 at the 2011 census, living in 32 households in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Sidhawan have?

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