Qutabewal Araianਕੁਟਬੇਵਲ ਅਰਾਈਆਂ

Where is Qutabewal Araian?

Qutabewal Araian is a village in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and is served by the Qutqbewal Araian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033615, and it covers 222 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 755 people in Qutabewal Araian: 386 men and 369 women, living in 147 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 222 hectares, the population density works out to about 340 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 956 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 85, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 629 people, about 83 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.18 per cent and women at 63.55 per cent. The census recorded 236 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 233 main workers, the largest group, 177, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 40 cultivators on their own land and 16 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Qutabewal Araian's land. Of the village's 222 hectares, 199 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (199 hectares). About 23 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 41 cultivators and 16 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Qutabewal Araian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Ludhiana West, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bahadarke, Fatehgarh Gujjran, Rajpura Urf Hussainpura and Kadian.

What is the population of Qutabewal Araian?

The population of Qutabewal Araian was 755 at the 2011 census, living in 147 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Qutabewal Araian have?

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