Saidowalਸੈਡੋਵਲ

Where is Saidowal?

Saidowal is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027587, and it covers 118 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 566 people in Saidowal: 297 men and 269 women, living in 112 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 118 hectares, the population density works out to about 480 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 906 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 64, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 92 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.89 per cent and women at 76.35 per cent. The census recorded 154 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 152 main workers, the largest group, 103, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 48 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saidowal's land. Of the village's 118 hectares, 100 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (36 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (64 hectares). About 16 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 48 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included 2 primary health sub-centres. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Saidowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ferozepur Khurd, Shahidpur, Kunda and Namala.

What is the population of Saidowal?

The population of Saidowal was 566 at the 2011 census, living in 112 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Saidowal have?

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