Lalowalਲਲੋਵਾਲ

Where is Lalowal?

Lalowal is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031435, and it covers 131 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 352 people in Lalowal: 168 men and 184 women, living in 79 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 131 hectares, the population density works out to about 269 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1095 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 91.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.39 per cent and women at 88.95 per cent. The census recorded 104 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 104 main workers, the largest group, 71, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 32 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lalowal's land. Of the village's 131 hectares, 120 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (120 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 71 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. 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 dispensary. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Lalowal is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mirzapur, Hussainpur, Baich and Manjgarh.

What is the population of Lalowal?

The population of Lalowal was 352 at the 2011 census, living in 79 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Lalowal have?

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