Sehnserwalਸੇਹਨਸੇਰਵਲ

Where is Sehnserwal?

Sehnserwal is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 18 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 036584, and it covers 199 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 757 people in Sehnserwal: 418 men and 339 women, living in 158 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 199 hectares, the population density works out to about 380 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 811 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 86, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 359 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.61 per cent and women at 60.34 per cent. The census recorded 263 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 246 main workers, the largest group, 114, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 114 other workers in trade, transport and services and 12 household industry workers. A further 17 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sehnserwal's land. Of the village's 199 hectares, 180 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 178 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (178 hectares). About 19 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 119 cultivators and 8 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 a dispensary. 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

Sehnserwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patiala, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhedpura, Taraurakalan, Sultanpur and Taraura khurd.

What is the population of Sehnserwal?

The population of Sehnserwal was 757 at the 2011 census, living in 158 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Sehnserwal have?

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