Inowalਇਨੋਵਾਲ

Where is Inowal?

Inowal is a village in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Begowal, about 3 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 029062, and it covers 52 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 246 people in Inowal: 118 men and 128 women, living in 62 households, an average of about 4.0 people per household. Spread over its 52 hectares, the population density works out to about 477 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1085 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.85 per cent and women at 77.69 per cent. The census recorded 66 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 64 main workers, the largest group, 44, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 20 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Inowal's land. Of the village's 52 hectares, 47 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (47 hectares). About 4 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 44 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Inowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Begowal, about 3 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 Akbarpur (Bhulath), Naurangpur, Ballo Chak and Sarupwal.

What is the population of Inowal?

The population of Inowal was 246 at the 2011 census, living in 62 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Inowal have?

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