Bhalowalਭਲੋਵਲ

Where is Bhalowal?

Bhalowal is a village in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nangal, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038581, and it covers 39 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 218 people in Bhalowal: 118 men and 100 women, living in 52 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 39 hectares, the population density works out to about 559 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 847 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 20, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 20 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.96 per cent and women at 87.78 per cent. The census recorded 79 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 24 main workers, the largest group, 17, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 55 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhalowal's land. Of the village's 39 hectares, 27 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 26 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (24 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (2 hectares). About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 20 cultivators and 8 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhalowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nangal, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nangal, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kalitran, Darauli, Jandla and Duhnal.

What is the population of Bhalowal?

The population of Bhalowal was 218 at the 2011 census, living in 52 households in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bhalowal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhalowal has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.