Kalewalਕਲੇਵਾਲ

Where is Kalewal?

Kalewal is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031967, and it covers 168 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 884 people in Kalewal: 469 men and 415 women, living in 178 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 168 hectares, the population density works out to about 526 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 885 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 83, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 472 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.59 per cent and women at 73.04 per cent. The census recorded 266 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 262 main workers, the largest group, 113, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 101 cultivators on their own land and 46 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kalewal's land. Of the village's 168 hectares, 142 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (142 hectares). About 25 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 101 cultivators and 46 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 and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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

Kalewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Golian, Lalian, Khabra and Rawal Pindi.

What is the population of Kalewal?

The population of Kalewal was 884 at the 2011 census, living in 178 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kalewal have?

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