Makhowalਮਖੋਵਾਲ

Where is Makhowal?

Makhowal 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 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Kaluwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031015, and it covers 68 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 69 people in Makhowal: 37 men and 32 women, living in 14 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 68 hectares, the population density works out to about 101 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 865 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 33 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.57 per cent and women at 78.57 per cent. The census recorded 22 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 22 main workers, the largest group, 16, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 6 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Makhowal's land. Of the village's 68 hectares, 36 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 7 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (7 hectares). About 32 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 6 cultivators and 0 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 within five kilometres. The village also had 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Makhowal 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 11 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 Mehar Bhatoli, Gag Jallo, Gazi Bhatoli and Dhaddar.

What is the population of Makhowal?

The population of Makhowal was 69 at the 2011 census, living in 14 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Makhowal have?

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