Bir Sahnewalਬਿਰ ਸਾਹਨੇਵਾਲ

Where is Bir Sahnewal?

Bir Sahnewal is a village in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sahnewal, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033497, and it covers 173 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 468 people in Bir Sahnewal: 229 men and 239 women, living in 97 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 173 hectares, the population density works out to about 271 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1044 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 49, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.62 per cent and women at 69.71 per cent. The census recorded 135 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 135 main workers, the largest group, 99, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 21 cultivators on their own land and 10 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Sahnewal's land. Of the village's 173 hectares, 152 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (152 hectares). About 21 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 21 cultivators and 10 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Bir Sahnewal is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sahnewal, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotla, Kanech, Mangli Unchhi and Bilga.

What is the population of Bir Sahnewal?

The population of Bir Sahnewal was 468 at the 2011 census, living in 97 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Bir Sahnewal have?

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