Siawalਸਿਆਵਾਲ

Where is Siawal?

Siawal is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030439, and it covers 224 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 45 people in Siawal: 25 men and 20 women, living in 10 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 224 hectares, the population density works out to about 20 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 800 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 95.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.45 per cent and women at 94.74 per cent. The census recorded 17 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 16 main workers, the largest group, 10, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 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 Siawal's land. Of the village's 224 hectares, 210 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (210 hectares). About 14 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 10 cultivators and 0 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Siawal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ali Chak, Daryapur, Kohala and Bagota.

What is the population of Siawal?

The population of Siawal was 45 at the 2011 census, living in 10 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Siawal have?

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