Gandhowalਗਂਧੋਵਾਲ

Where is Gandhowal?

Gandhowal 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 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030722, and it covers 555 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 267 people in Gandhowal: 144 men and 123 women, living in 48 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 555 hectares, the population density works out to about 48 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 854 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 17 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.79 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.74 per cent and women at 70.27 per cent. The census recorded 87 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 87 main workers, the largest group, 69, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 17 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gandhowal's land. Of the village's 555 hectares, 369 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (369 hectares). About 186 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 69 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Gandhowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 12 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 Rara, Habib Chak, Kotli and Alawal Isa.

What is the population of Gandhowal?

The population of Gandhowal was 267 at the 2011 census, living in 48 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Gandhowal have?

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