Banwalipurਬਨਵਾਲੀਪੁਰ

Where is Banwalipur?

Banwalipur is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 19 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029311, and it covers 121 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 713 people in Banwalipur: 362 men and 351 women, living in 158 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 121 hectares, the population density works out to about 592 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 970 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 386 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.53 per cent and women at 70.94 per cent. The census recorded 184 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 173 main workers, the largest group, 71, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 53 agricultural labourers and 47 cultivators on their own land. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Banwalipur's land. Of the village's 121 hectares, 104 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (104 hectares). About 16 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 50 cultivators and 54 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 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 mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Banwalipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jai Rampur, Muradpur Dona, Alamgir and Rampur.

What is the population of Banwalipur?

The population of Banwalipur was 713 at the 2011 census, living in 158 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Banwalipur have?

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