Satowaliਸਟੋਵਾਲੀ

Where is Satowali?

Satowali is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhogpur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhogpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030505, and it covers 191 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 802 people in Satowali: 422 men and 380 women, living in 156 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 191 hectares, the population density works out to about 420 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 66, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 554 people, about 69 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.01 per cent and women at 76.72 per cent. The census recorded 289 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 276 main workers, the largest group, 194, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 73 cultivators on their own land and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Satowali's land. Of the village's 191 hectares, 172 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (172 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. With 74 cultivators and 12 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. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Satowali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bhogpur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kandhala Guru, Rani Bhatti, Bahopur and Rohjri.

What is the population of Satowali?

The population of Satowali was 802 at the 2011 census, living in 156 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Satowali have?

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