Sihowalਸਿਹੋਵਲ

Where is Sihowal?

Sihowal is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028205, and it covers 89 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 478 people in Sihowal: 251 men and 227 women, living in 83 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 89 hectares, the population density works out to about 537 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 65, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 40 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.1 per cent and women at 70.94 per cent. The census recorded 139 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 136 main workers, the largest group, 60, were household industry workers, ahead of 59 cultivators on their own land and 12 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sihowal's land. Of the village's 89 hectares, 80 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 9 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 59 cultivators and 6 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sihowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Sirkian, Anandpur and Talabpur.

What is the population of Sihowal?

The population of Sihowal was 478 at the 2011 census, living in 83 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Sihowal have?

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