Behbowalਬੇਹਬੋਵਾਲ

Where is Behbowal?

Behbowal is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Behbowal,,Singhpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031020, and it covers 653 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,772 people in Behbowal: 888 men and 884 women, living in 359 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 653 hectares, the population density works out to about 271 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 995 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 202, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 146 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.98 per cent and women at 82.41 per cent. The census recorded 496 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 431 main workers, the largest group, 250, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 122 other workers in trade, transport and services and 43 agricultural labourers. A further 65 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Behbowal's land. Of the village's 653 hectares, 438 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (80 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (358 hectares). About 215 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 267 cultivators and 52 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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 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

Behbowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 8 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 Jio Chak, Kattowal, Jalal Chak and Ambuwara.

What is the population of Behbowal?

The population of Behbowal was 1,772 at the 2011 census, living in 359 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Behbowal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Behbowal has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.