Rawal Pindiਰਾਵਾਲ ਪਿਂਡੀ

Where is Rawal Pindi?

Rawal Pindi is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and is served by the Rawal--Pindi gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031969, and it covers 102 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 175 people in Rawal Pindi: 100 men and 75 women, living in 33 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 102 hectares, the population density works out to about 172 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 750 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 95 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.23 per cent and women at 74.65 per cent. The census recorded 63 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 62 main workers, the largest group, 29, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 21 cultivators on their own land and 12 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rawal Pindi's land. Of the village's 102 hectares, 94 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (14 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 21 cultivators and 12 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included an allopathic hospital. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Rawal Pindi is reached by pucca, all-weather 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 Lalian, Mohanwal, Kalewal and Chahalpur.

What is the population of Rawal Pindi?

The population of Rawal Pindi was 175 at the 2011 census, living in 33 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Rawal Pindi have?

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