Paraliwalaਪਰਲੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Paraliwala?

Paraliwala is a village in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Shahkot, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029863, and it covers 249 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 64 people in Paraliwala: 30 men and 34 women, living in 15 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 249 hectares, the population density works out to about 26 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1133 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.37 per cent and women at 55.17 per cent. The census recorded 45 workers, about 70 per cent of the village. Of the 45 main workers, the largest group, 16, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 15 household industry workers and 14 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Paraliwala's land. Of the village's 249 hectares, 241 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (241 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 16 cultivators and 0 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. 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Paraliwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Shahkot, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Balnau and Ida.

What is the population of Paraliwala?

The population of Paraliwala was 64 at the 2011 census, living in 15 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Paraliwala have?

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