Keharwaliਕੇਹਰਵਾਲੀ

Where is Keharwali?

Keharwali is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Saggal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030936, and it covers 136 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 180 people in Keharwali: 98 men and 82 women, living in 37 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 136 hectares, the population density works out to about 132 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 837 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 128 people, about 71 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.75 per cent and women at 76.39 per cent. The census recorded 60 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 52 main workers, the largest group, 43, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 6 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Keharwali's land. Of the village's 136 hectares, 84 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (84 hectares). About 46 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 7 cultivators and 4 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 five to ten kilometres away.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Keharwali 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 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bajwa, Saggal, Gangian and Panwan.

What is the population of Keharwali?

The population of Keharwali was 180 at the 2011 census, living in 37 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Keharwali have?

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