Nihaluwalਨਿਹਾਲੂਵਾਲ

Where is Nihaluwal?

Nihaluwal is a village of Shahkot tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Shahkot, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lohian Khas community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029798, and it covers 217 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,433 people in Nihaluwal: 746 men and 687 women, living in 279 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 217 hectares, the population density works out to about 660 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 921 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 145, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 482 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.83 per cent and women at 73.46 per cent. The census recorded 531 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 520 main workers, the largest group, 216, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 204 cultivators on their own land and 63 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nihaluwal's land. Of the village's 217 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 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 207 cultivators and 220 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nihaluwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Shahkot, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sichewali, Badli, Talwara and Badshahpur.

What is the population of Nihaluwal?

The population of Nihaluwal was 1,433 at the 2011 census, living in 279 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Nihaluwal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nihaluwal has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.