Yusafpur Allewalਯੁਸਫਪੁਰ ਅੱਲੇਵਾਲ

Where is Yusafpur Allewal?

Yusafpur Allewal is a village of Shahkot tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 10 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 029688, and it covers 71 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 179 people in Yusafpur Allewal: 93 men and 86 women, living in 30 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 71 hectares, the population density works out to about 252 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 925 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 145 people, about 81 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 46.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 52 per cent and women at 41.56 per cent. The census recorded 91 workers, about 51 per cent of the village. Of the 90 main workers, the largest group, 67, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 18 cultivators on their own land and 5 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 Yusafpur Allewal's land. Of the village's 71 hectares, 57 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (57 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. The census recorded 18 cultivators and 68 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 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

Yusafpur Allewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mandi Kalu, Kutbiwal, Yusafpur Darewal and Gidarpindi.

What is the population of Yusafpur Allewal?

The population of Yusafpur Allewal was 179 at the 2011 census, living in 30 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Yusafpur Allewal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Yusafpur Allewal has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.