Habibwalਹਬਿਬਵਾਲ

Where is Habibwal?

Habibwal is a village of Bhulath tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhulath, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nadala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029000, and it covers 426 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,506 people in Habibwal: 807 men and 699 women, living in 347 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 426 hectares, the population density works out to about 354 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 866 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 165, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 269 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.02 per cent and women at 77.6 per cent. The census recorded 394 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 337 main workers, the largest group, 151, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 144 other workers in trade, transport and services and 29 agricultural labourers. A further 57 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Habibwal's land. Of the village's 426 hectares, 345 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (345 hectares). About 81 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 158 cultivators and 62 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Habibwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bhulath, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhakuwal, Ibrahimwal Taraf Gulam Nabi Khan, Hassuwal and Raipur Rajputan.

What is the population of Habibwal?

The population of Habibwal was 1,506 at the 2011 census, living in 347 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Habibwal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Habibwal has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.