Saggalਸੱਗਲ

Where is Saggal?

Saggal 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 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030937, and it covers 140 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 806 people in Saggal: 393 men and 413 women, living in 164 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 140 hectares, the population density works out to about 576 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1051 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 86, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 307 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.98 per cent and women at 89.15 per cent. The census recorded 284 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 248 main workers, the largest group, 140, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 89 cultivators on their own land and 14 household industry workers. A further 36 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saggal's land. Of the village's 140 hectares, 127 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 116 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (116 hectares). About 13 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 94 cultivators and 6 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.

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

Saggal 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 4 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 Keharwali, Panwan, Bajwa and Jandaur.

What is the population of Saggal?

The population of Saggal was 806 at the 2011 census, living in 164 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Saggal have?

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