Untwalਉਂਟਵਾਲ

Where is Untwal?

Untwal is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031813, and it covers 83 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 202 people in Untwal: 98 men and 104 women, living in 44 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 83 hectares, the population density works out to about 243 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1061 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 13 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.5 per cent and women at 74.74 per cent. The census recorded 77 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 51 main workers, the largest group, 29, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 22 cultivators on their own land. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Untwal's land. Of the village's 83 hectares, 72 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 60 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 23 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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

Untwal is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jangliana, Baleam, Rasulpur and Makhangarh.

What is the population of Untwal?

The population of Untwal was 202 at the 2011 census, living in 44 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Untwal have?

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