Udhowal Khurdਉਧੋਵਲ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Udhowal Khurd?

Udhowal Khurd is a village in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033010, and it covers 173 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 81 people in Udhowal Khurd: 41 men and 40 women, living in 15 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 173 hectares, the population density works out to about 47 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 976 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 64 people, about 79 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.11 per cent and women at 74.29 per cent. The census recorded 31 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 25 main workers, the largest group, 9, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 agricultural labourers and 8 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Udhowal Khurd's land. Of the village's 173 hectares, 150 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (150 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. The census recorded 10 cultivators and 11 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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

Udhowal Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sainsowal Kalan, Mand Udhowal, Sainsowal Khurd and Udhowal Kalan.

What is the population of Udhowal Khurd?

The population of Udhowal Khurd was 81 at the 2011 census, living in 15 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Udhowal Khurd have?

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