Shahwala Indresaਸ਼ਾਹਵਾਲਾ ਇਂਡਰੇਸਾ

Where is Shahwala Indresa?

Shahwala Indresa is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029520, and it covers 202 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 847 people in Shahwala Indresa: 432 men and 415 women, living in 154 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 202 hectares, the population density works out to about 420 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 961 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 91, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 357 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.69 per cent and women at 70.16 per cent. The census recorded 265 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 265 main workers, the largest group, 145, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 98 agricultural labourers and 22 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shahwala Indresa's land. Of the village's 202 hectares, 179 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 145 cultivators and 98 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 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. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Shahwala Indresa is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Raman, Sherpur Sadha, Jabbowal and Watanwali.

What is the population of Shahwala Indresa?

The population of Shahwala Indresa was 847 at the 2011 census, living in 154 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Shahwala Indresa have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Shahwala Indresa has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre.