Shiv Dayalwalaਸ਼ਿਵ ਦਯਲਵਾਲਾ

Where is Shiv Dayalwala?

Shiv Dayalwala is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 23 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 029395, and it covers 115 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 387 people in Shiv Dayalwala: 203 men and 184 women, living in 70 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 115 hectares, the population density works out to about 337 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 906 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 70, about 18 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 339 people, about 88 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.99 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.67 per cent and women at 50.66 per cent. The census recorded 155 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 134 main workers, the largest group, 102, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 30 cultivators on their own land and 2 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 21 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shiv Dayalwala's land. Of the village's 115 hectares, 110 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (110 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. The census recorded 33 cultivators and 117 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. 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. 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

Shiv Dayalwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 23 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhaini Husekhan, Doda Kamman, Mand Dhunda and Dodawazir.

What is the population of Shiv Dayalwala?

The population of Shiv Dayalwala was 387 at the 2011 census, living in 70 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Shiv Dayalwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Shiv Dayalwala has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.