Alam Khanwalaਆਲਮ ਖਾਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Alam Khanwala?

Alam Khanwala is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and is served by the Chuharpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029387, and it covers 148 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 81 people in Alam Khanwala: 47 men and 34 women, living in 12 households, an average of about 6.8 people per household. Spread over its 148 hectares, the population density works out to about 55 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 723 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 22 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 17 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.9 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.65 per cent and women at 55.17 per cent. The census recorded 20 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 18 main workers, the largest group, 18, were cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Alam Khanwala's land. Of the village's 148 hectares, 146 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (146 hectares). About 3 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 20 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. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Alam Khanwala is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mand Munda, Sherpur dogran, Chaudhriwal and Doda Sodagar.

What is the population of Alam Khanwala?

The population of Alam Khanwala was 81 at the 2011 census, living in 12 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Alam Khanwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Alam Khanwala has .