Sadhuwalaਸਾਧੂਵਾਲਾ

Where is Sadhuwala?

Sadhuwala is a village in Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sardulgarh, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sardulgarh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035966, and it covers 254 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 881 people in Sadhuwala: 478 men and 403 women, living in 167 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 254 hectares, the population density works out to about 347 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 843 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 128, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 380 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.21 per cent and women at 51.46 per cent. The census recorded 505 workers, about 57 per cent of the village. Of the 348 main workers, the largest group, 257, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 64 agricultural labourers and 27 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 157 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sadhuwala's land. Of the village's 254 hectares, 234 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (106 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (128 hectares). About 20 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 273 cultivators and 205 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 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Sadhuwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sardulgarh, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sardulgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kauriwala, Phus Mandi, Bhalanwara and Mirpur Kalan.

What is the population of Sadhuwala?

The population of Sadhuwala was 881 at the 2011 census, living in 167 households in Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Sadhuwala have?

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