Bagewalਬਗੇਵਾਲ

Where is Bagewal?

Bagewal is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Berunkangri gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031449, and it covers 55 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 274 people in Bagewal: 140 men and 134 women, living in 60 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 55 hectares, the population density works out to about 498 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 957 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 26, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 185 people, about 68 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.6 per cent and women at 80.49 per cent. The census recorded 75 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 31 main workers, the largest group, 14, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 9 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 44 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bagewal's land. Of the village's 55 hectares, 44 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (44 hectares). About 11 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 14 cultivators and 34 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. The village also had 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 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bagewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 15 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 Tejpur Kalan, Hariana, Bariana and Dudiana Kalan.

What is the population of Bagewal?

The population of Bagewal was 274 at the 2011 census, living in 60 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bagewal have?

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