Bir Udhowalਬਿਰ ਉਧੋਵਾਲ

Where is Bir Udhowal?

Bir Udhowal is a village in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and is served by the Udhowal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029990, and it covers 212 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 175 people in Bir Udhowal: 87 men and 88 women, living in 33 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 212 hectares, the population density works out to about 83 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1011 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 23 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.35 per cent and women at 62.2 per cent. The census recorded 43 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 42 main workers, the largest group, 21, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 20 cultivators on their own land and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Udhowal's land. Of the village's 212 hectares, 198 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (198 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 20 cultivators and 21 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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

Bir Udhowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Udhowal, Rasulpur, Baloki and Angi Kiri.

What is the population of Bir Udhowal?

The population of Bir Udhowal was 175 at the 2011 census, living in 33 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bir Udhowal have?

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