Rawal Pindiਰਵਲ ਪਿਂਡੀ

Where is Rawal Pindi?

Rawal Pindi is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028137, and it covers 38 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 98 people in Rawal Pindi: 48 men and 50 women, living in 20 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 38 hectares, the population density works out to about 258 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1042 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 4 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 74.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.83 per cent and women at 78.26 per cent. The census recorded 30 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 30 main workers, the largest group, 17, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rawal Pindi's land. Of the village's 38 hectares, 34 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (34 hectares). About 4 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 17 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rawal Pindi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Paharipur, Kathgarh, Umarpur Khurd and Mansura.

What is the population of Rawal Pindi?

The population of Rawal Pindi was 98 at the 2011 census, living in 20 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Rawal Pindi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rawal Pindi has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.