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Where is Athwal (Dera Baba Nanak)?

Athwal (Dera Baba Nanak) is a village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and is served by the Athwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028887, and it covers 285 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,147 people in Athwal (Dera Baba Nanak): 604 men and 543 women, living in 214 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 285 hectares, the population density works out to about 402 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 899 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 121, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 41 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.68 per cent and women at 73.52 per cent. The census recorded 376 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 369 main workers, the largest group, 199, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 152 cultivators on their own land and 16 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Athwal (Dera Baba Nanak)'s land. Of the village's 285 hectares, 230 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (230 hectares). About 39 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 152 cultivators and 17 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 and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Athwal (Dera Baba Nanak) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotli Surat Malhi, Fattupur, Khaira Sultan and Rahimabad.

What is the population of Athwal (Dera Baba Nanak)?

The population of Athwal (Dera Baba Nanak) was 1,147 at the 2011 census, living in 214 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Athwal (Dera Baba Nanak) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Athwal (Dera Baba Nanak) has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.