Dewaniwalਦੇਵਨਿਵਲ

Where is Dewaniwal?

Dewaniwal is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Batala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028702, and it covers 307 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,949 people in Dewaniwal: 1,028 men and 921 women, living in 351 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 307 hectares, the population density works out to about 635 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 896 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 223, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 29 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.82 per cent and women at 74.05 per cent. The census recorded 674 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 487 main workers, the largest group, 256, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 168 cultivators on their own land and 56 agricultural labourers. A further 187 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dewaniwal's land. Of the village's 307 hectares, 282 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (45 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (237 hectares). About 25 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 172 cultivators and 62 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 2 government primary schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Dewaniwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nawan Pind Mahmawala, Pind Purana, Dhupsari and Masanian.

What is the population of Dewaniwal?

The population of Dewaniwal was 1,949 at the 2011 census, living in 351 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Dewaniwal have?

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