Pahlewalਪਹਲੇਵਾਲ

Where is Pahlewal?

Pahlewal is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and 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 031995, and it covers 84 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,841 people in Pahlewal: 901 men and 940 women, living in 373 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 84 hectares, the population density works out to about 2,192 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1043 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 198, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 516 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.52 per cent and women at 77.88 per cent. The census recorded 534 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 457 main workers, the largest group, 358, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 63 cultivators on their own land and 36 agricultural labourers. A further 77 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pahlewal's land. Of the village's 84 hectares, 72 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (72 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 86 cultivators and 37 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Pahlewal is reached by pucca 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 Garhi, Sadhowal, Matton and Parowal.

What is the population of Pahlewal?

The population of Pahlewal was 1,841 at the 2011 census, living in 373 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Pahlewal have?

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