Akushahwalaਅਕੁਸ਼ਹਵਾਲਾ

Where is Akushahwala?

Akushahwala is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034132, and it covers 45 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 72 people in Akushahwala: 37 men and 35 women, living in 12 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 45 hectares, the population density works out to about 160 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 946 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 11 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 78.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.41 per cent and women at 76.67 per cent. The census recorded 34 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 34 main workers, the largest group, 14, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 11 other workers in trade, transport and services and 9 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Akushahwala's land. Of the village's 45 hectares, 43 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (43 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 9 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. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Akushahwala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kanwan, Said Mohamad Shahwala and Chamb.

What is the population of Akushahwala?

The population of Akushahwala was 72 at the 2011 census, living in 12 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Akushahwala have?

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