Pharwalਫਰਵਲ

Where is Pharwal?

Pharwal is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 27 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027727, and it covers 196 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,264 people in Pharwal: 649 men and 615 women, living in 236 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 196 hectares, the population density works out to about 645 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 948 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 165, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 583 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.89 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.83 per cent and women at 69.8 per cent. The census recorded 318 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 265 main workers, the largest group, 121, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 78 agricultural labourers and 65 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 53 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pharwal's land. Of the village's 196 hectares, 176 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (156 hectares). About 20 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 129 cultivators and 106 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Pharwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 27 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sheikhupur Majiri, Paharipur, Datyal and Bharmal Jattan.

What is the population of Pharwal?

The population of Pharwal was 1,264 at the 2011 census, living in 236 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Pharwal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Pharwal has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.