Sarupwalਸਰੁਪਵਾਲ

Where is Sarupwal?

Sarupwal is a village of Bhulath tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Begowal, about 2 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 029064, and it covers 84 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 374 people in Sarupwal: 184 men and 190 women, living in 94 households, an average of about 4.0 people per household. Spread over its 84 hectares, the population density works out to about 447 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1033 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 31 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.17 per cent and women at 77.97 per cent. The census recorded 96 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 62 main workers, the largest group, 50, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 9 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 34 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sarupwal's land. Of the village's 84 hectares, 76 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (76 hectares). About 7 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 9 cultivators and 7 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sarupwal 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 2 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 Naurangpur, Jabbowal, Inowal and Kaluwal.

What is the population of Sarupwal?

The population of Sarupwal was 374 at the 2011 census, living in 94 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Sarupwal have?

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