Hayatewalਹਯਟੇਵਲ

Where is Hayatewal?

Hayatewal is a village of Jagraon tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phillaur, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sidhwan Bet community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033857, and it covers 116 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 61 people in Hayatewal: 27 men and 34 women, living in 12 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 116 hectares, the population density works out to about 53 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1259 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 60 people, about 98 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 40.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 44 per cent and women at 37.04 per cent. The census recorded 31 workers, about 51 per cent of the village. Of the 14 main workers, the largest group, 12, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 2 cultivators on their own land. A further 17 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hayatewal's land. Of the village's 116 hectares, 106 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (95 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (11 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 2 cultivators and 20 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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. 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

Hayatewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Phillaur, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kanian Hussaini, Sherewala, Parjian Biharipur and Baghian.

What is the population of Hayatewal?

The population of Hayatewal was 61 at the 2011 census, living in 12 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Hayatewal have?

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