Tulluwalਤੁੱਲੁਵਾਲ

Where is Tulluwal?

Tulluwal is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030826, and it covers 68 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 545 people in Tulluwal: 272 men and 273 women, living in 120 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 68 hectares, the population density works out to about 801 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1004 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 325 people, about 60 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.98 per cent and women at 85.66 per cent. The census recorded 125 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 125 main workers, the largest group, 112, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 9 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tulluwal's land. Of the village's 68 hectares, 56 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 54 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (54 hectares). About 10 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 9 cultivators and 4 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Tulluwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 8 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 Gambhowal, Jakowal, Duggal Dawa Khri and Kumpur.

What is the population of Tulluwal?

The population of Tulluwal was 545 at the 2011 census, living in 120 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Tulluwal have?

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