Shadiwalaਸ਼ਡੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Shadiwala?

Shadiwala is a village in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 15 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 034166, and it covers 130 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 252 people in Shadiwala: 135 men and 117 women, living in 43 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 130 hectares, the population density works out to about 194 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 867 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 42 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.18 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.71 per cent and women at 53.77 per cent. The census recorded 78 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 74 main workers, the largest group, 35, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 21 cultivators on their own land and 11 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shadiwala's land. Of the village's 130 hectares, 122 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (44 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (78 hectares). About 8 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 22 cultivators and 12 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.

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

Shadiwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 15 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 Chirag Shahwala, Kishanpura, Fatehpur Jhugian and Musewala.

What is the population of Shadiwala?

The population of Shadiwala was 252 at the 2011 census, living in 43 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Shadiwala have?

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