Goindwalਗੋਇੰਦਵਾਲ

Where is Goindwal?

Goindwal is a village of Ludhiana West tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and is served by the Laudhowal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033627, and it covers 153 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 75 people in Goindwal: 38 men and 37 women, living in 20 households, an average of about 3.8 people per household. Spread over its 153 hectares, the population density works out to about 49 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 974 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 15 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 79.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.25 per cent and women at 78.12 per cent. The census recorded 24 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 24 main workers, the largest group, 17, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 agricultural labourers and 3 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Goindwal's land. Of the village's 153 hectares, 107 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (107 hectares). About 43 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 3 cultivators and 4 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 within five kilometres.

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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Goindwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ludhiana West, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mannewal, Qutbewal Gujjran, Allowal and Bounker Dogran.

What is the population of Goindwal?

The population of Goindwal was 75 at the 2011 census, living in 20 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Goindwal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Goindwal has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.