Pirowaliਪਿਰੋਵਾਲੀ

Where is Pirowali?

Pirowali is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Qadian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028673, and it covers 81 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 589 people in Pirowali: 306 men and 283 women, living in 99 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 81 hectares, the population density works out to about 727 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 925 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 84, about 14 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 70.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.99 per cent and women at 62.6 per cent. The census recorded 183 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 170 main workers, the largest group, 108, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 50 cultivators on their own land and 12 agricultural labourers. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pirowali's land. Of the village's 81 hectares, 71 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (71 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 50 cultivators and 12 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Pirowali is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Araianwali, Panjgrain, Karnaman and Daulatpur.

What is the population of Pirowali?

The population of Pirowali was 589 at the 2011 census, living in 99 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Pirowali have?

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