Haruwalਹਰੁਵਲ

Where is Haruwal?

Haruwal is a village of Dera Baba Nanak tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028929, and it covers 327 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,558 people in Haruwal: 816 men and 742 women, living in 275 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 327 hectares, the population density works out to about 476 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 218, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 459 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.92 per cent and women at 64.58 per cent. The census recorded 384 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 286 main workers, the largest group, 146, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 119 other workers in trade, transport and services and 11 household industry workers. A further 98 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Haruwal's land. Of the village's 327 hectares, 288 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 169 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (49 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (120 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 150 cultivators and 98 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, 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Haruwal is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Maitla, Sadhanwali, Bhagtana Tulianwala and Kotli Dayaram.

What is the population of Haruwal?

The population of Haruwal was 1,558 at the 2011 census, living in 275 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Haruwal have?

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