Benewalਬੇਨੇਵਾਲ

Where is Benewal?

Benewal is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and is served by the Benewal26 gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031827, and it covers 51 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 110 people in Benewal: 58 men and 52 women, living in 26 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 51 hectares, the population density works out to about 216 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 32, about 29 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.4 per cent and women at 77.14 per cent. The census recorded 63 workers, about 57 per cent of the village. Of the 61 main workers, the largest group, 32, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 24 agricultural labourers and 5 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Benewal's land. Of the village's 51 hectares, 47 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 45 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (45 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 33 cultivators and 24 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. Education in the village runs through one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Benewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Surapur, Chanthu Brahmanan, Mukho Mazara and Singhpur.

What is the population of Benewal?

The population of Benewal was 110 at the 2011 census, living in 26 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Benewal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Benewal has a government secondary school and a post office.