Shekhewalਸ਼ੇਖੇਵਲ

Where is Shekhewal?

Shekhewal is a village of Ludhiana East tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033418, and it covers 219 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 290 people in Shekhewal: 148 men and 142 women, living in 64 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 219 hectares, the population density works out to about 132 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 959 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 46, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 278 people, about 96 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 49.18 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 48.76 per cent and women at 49.59 per cent. The census recorded 97 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 84 main workers, the largest group, 68, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 14 agricultural labourers and 2 household industry workers. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shekhewal's land. Of the village's 219 hectares, 212 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (212 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 14 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had 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

Shekhewal is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Haidar Nagar, Garhi Fazil, Salempur and Machhian Kalan.

What is the population of Shekhewal?

The population of Shekhewal was 290 at the 2011 census, living in 64 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Shekhewal have?

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