Bir Sobhuwalਬਿਰ ਸੋਭੁਵਲ

Where is Bir Sobhuwal?

Bir Sobhuwal is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Sobhuwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032402, and it covers 92 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 80 people in Bir Sobhuwal: 46 men and 34 women, living in 15 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 92 hectares, the population density works out to about 87 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 739 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 48.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 48.84 per cent and women at 48.39 per cent. The census recorded 24 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 23 main workers, the largest group, 11, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Sobhuwal's land. Of the village's 92 hectares, 68 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (68 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 11 cultivators and 1 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 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. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Bir Sobhuwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jagtewal, Bharthala, Ramgarh and Kishanpur.

What is the population of Bir Sobhuwal?

The population of Bir Sobhuwal was 80 at the 2011 census, living in 15 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Bir Sobhuwal have?

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