Alawalpurਅਲਵਲਪੁਰ

Where is Alawalpur?

Alawalpur is a village in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kalanour community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027975, and it covers 62 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 285 people in Alawalpur: 136 men and 149 women, living in 51 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 62 hectares, the population density works out to about 460 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1096 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 13 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 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.67 per cent and women at 69.77 per cent. The census recorded 74 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 47 main workers, the largest group, 37, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers. A further 27 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Alawalpur's land. Of the village's 62 hectares, 52 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (38 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (14 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 42 cultivators and 2 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Alawalpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sirje Chak, Lopa, Rura and Khadar.

What is the population of Alawalpur?

The population of Alawalpur was 285 at the 2011 census, living in 51 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Alawalpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Alawalpur has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.