Ablowalਅਬਲੋਵਲ

Where is Ablowal?

Ablowal is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036828, and it covers 561 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 284 people in Ablowal: 145 men and 139 women, living in 65 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 561 hectares, the population density works out to about 51 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 959 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 40, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 20 people, about 7 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.36 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.92 per cent and women at 69.3 per cent. The census recorded 110 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 109 main workers, the largest group, 89, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 18 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ablowal's land. Of the village's 561 hectares, 256 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (256 hectares). About 305 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 18 cultivators and 2 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 ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included an allopathic hospital and a dispensary. 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

Ablowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sanaur Rural, Naurangwala Urf Naraingarh, Khalaspur and Sirkapra.

What is the population of Ablowal?

The population of Ablowal was 284 at the 2011 census, living in 65 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Ablowal have?

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