Dewalਦੇਵਾਲ

Where is Dewal?

Dewal is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hazipur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031245, and it covers 97 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 296 people in Dewal: 157 men and 139 women, living in 65 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 97 hectares, the population density works out to about 305 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 885 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 21, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 11 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.36 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.92 per cent and women at 84.85 per cent. The census recorded 83 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 83 main workers, the largest group, 55, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 28 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dewal's land. Of the village's 97 hectares, 87 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 66 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (6 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 55 cultivators and 0 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. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Dewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jiwanwal, Sariana, Badhan and Serakwal.

What is the population of Dewal?

The population of Dewal was 296 at the 2011 census, living in 65 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Dewal have?

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