Kutbewalਕੁਟਬੇਵਾਲ

Where is Kutbewal?

Kutbewal is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Goraya, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rurka Kalan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030159, and it covers 192 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 792 people in Kutbewal: 405 men and 387 women, living in 159 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 192 hectares, the population density works out to about 412 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 956 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 74, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 698 people, about 88 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.18 per cent and women at 73.35 per cent. The census recorded 237 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 237 main workers, the largest group, 222, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 12 agricultural labourers and 3 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kutbewal's land. Of the village's 192 hectares, 155 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (155 hectares). About 37 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 3 cultivators and 12 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Kutbewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Goraya, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Langrian, Mansurpur, Jaja Kalan and Phalpota.

What is the population of Kutbewal?

The population of Kutbewal was 792 at the 2011 census, living in 159 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Kutbewal have?

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