Alawal Isaਅਲਾਵਾਲ ਇਸਾ

Where is Alawal Isa?

Alawal Isa is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and is served by the Alawal--Lsa gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030724, and it covers 76 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 223 people in Alawal Isa: 104 men and 119 women, living in 57 households, an average of about 3.9 people per household. Spread over its 76 hectares, the population density works out to about 293 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1144 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 17, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 6 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.39 per cent and women at 85.96 per cent. The census recorded 42 workers, about 19 per cent of the village. Of the 42 main workers, the largest group, 33, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Alawal Isa's land. Of the village's 76 hectares, 72 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (72 hectares). About 4 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 33 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Alawal Isa is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Habib Chak, Ibrahimpur, Gandhowal and Abdullapur.

What is the population of Alawal Isa?

The population of Alawal Isa was 223 at the 2011 census, living in 57 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Alawal Isa have?

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