Kalowalਕਲੋਵਾਲ

Where is Kalowal?

Kalowal is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030949, and it covers 78 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 329 people in Kalowal: 158 men and 171 women, living in 74 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 78 hectares, the population density works out to about 422 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1082 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 20, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 33 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.59 per cent and women at 83.23 per cent. The census recorded 123 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 62 main workers, the largest group, 55, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 7 cultivators on their own land. A further 61 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kalowal's land. Of the village's 78 hectares, 57 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (57 hectares). About 11 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 13 cultivators and 1 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kalowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Munak, Makoowal, Chahang Basoya and Barohi.

What is the population of Kalowal?

The population of Kalowal was 329 at the 2011 census, living in 74 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kalowal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kalowal has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.