Ganguwalਗਂਗੁਵਾਲ

Where is Ganguwal?

Ganguwal is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and is served by the Fatehpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031844, and it covers 165 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 135 people in Ganguwal: 72 men and 63 women, living in 28 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 165 hectares, the population density works out to about 82 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 875 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 15 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.95 per cent and women at 75.93 per cent. The census recorded 49 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 49 main workers, the largest group, 26, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 17 other workers in trade, transport and services and 6 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ganguwal's land. Of the village's 165 hectares, 63 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 41 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (41 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 26 cultivators and 6 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Ganguwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 10 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 Fatehpur, Chak Narial, Kanger and Jhanjowal.

What is the population of Ganguwal?

The population of Ganguwal was 135 at the 2011 census, living in 28 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Ganguwal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ganguwal has a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.