Saidewala Alias Naiwalaਸੈਦੇਵਾਲਾ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਨੈਵਾਲਾ

Where is Saidewala Alias Naiwala?

Saidewala Alias Naiwala is a village in Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patran, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patran community development block and is served by the Naiwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036244, and it covers 442 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,357 people in Saidewala Alias Naiwala: 727 men and 630 women, living in 291 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 442 hectares, the population density works out to about 307 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 867 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 181, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 577 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.55 per cent and women at 57.61 per cent. The census recorded 394 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 342 main workers, the largest group, 132, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 106 agricultural labourers and 90 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 52 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saidewala Alias Naiwala's land. Of the village's 442 hectares, 412 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (412 hectares). About 30 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 133 cultivators and 120 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 anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Saidewala Alias Naiwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patran, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patran, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rahimpura Alias Kangthala, Jogewala, Matauli and Gulahar.

What is the population of Saidewala Alias Naiwala?

The population of Saidewala Alias Naiwala was 1,357 at the 2011 census, living in 291 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Saidewala Alias Naiwala have?

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