Hambewalਹਂਬੇਵਲ

Where is Hambewal?

Hambewal is a village of Nangal tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nangal, about 2 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 038565, and it covers 212 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,209 people in Hambewal: 622 men and 587 women, living in 245 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 212 hectares, the population density works out to about 570 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 944 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 127, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 297 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.47 per cent and women at 82.25 per cent. The census recorded 368 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 365 main workers, the largest group, 276, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 78 cultivators on their own land and 6 household industry workers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hambewal's land. Of the village's 212 hectares, 125 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (125 hectares). About 12 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 78 cultivators and 6 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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

Hambewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nangal, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Nangal, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dubheta, Nangal Nikku, Talwara and Dohkli.

What is the population of Hambewal?

The population of Hambewal was 1,209 at the 2011 census, living in 245 households in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Hambewal have?

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