Bagwaliਬਗਵਾਲੀ

Where is Bagwali?

Bagwali is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038659, and it covers 169 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 246 people in Bagwali: 135 men and 111 women, living in 46 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 169 hectares, the population density works out to about 146 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 822 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 31, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 52 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.63 per cent and women at 64.29 per cent. The census recorded 75 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 72 main workers, the largest group, 38, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 23 other workers in trade, transport and services and 8 cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bagwali's land. Of the village's 169 hectares, 77 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 69 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (69 hectares). About 26 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 9 cultivators and 38 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bagwali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bholon Kalewal, Fatehpur, Akabarpur and Bhagalan.

What is the population of Bagwali?

The population of Bagwali was 246 at the 2011 census, living in 46 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bagwali have?

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