Adamwal Gariਅਡਮਵਾਲ ਗਰੀ

Where is Adamwal Gari?

Adamwal Gari is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Adamwal--Gari gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031456, and it covers 315 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 812 people in Adamwal Gari: 429 men and 383 women, living in 172 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 315 hectares, the population density works out to about 258 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 93, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 510 people, about 63 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.39 per cent and women at 74.71 per cent. The census recorded 278 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 237 main workers, the largest group, 116, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 65 agricultural labourers and 42 cultivators on their own land. A further 41 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Adamwal Gari's land. Of the village's 315 hectares, 200 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (200 hectares). About 29 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. The census recorded 43 cultivators and 90 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. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Adamwal Gari is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kailon, Bhekhowal, Bassi Umer Khan and Chak Sawana.

What is the population of Adamwal Gari?

The population of Adamwal Gari was 812 at the 2011 census, living in 172 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Adamwal Gari have?

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