Hamirowalਹਮਿਰੋਵਲ

Where is Hamirowal?

Hamirowal is a village of Banga tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Banga, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Banga community development block and is served by the Poonian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032195, and it covers 20 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 515 people in Hamirowal: 257 men and 258 women, living in 117 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 20 hectares, the population density works out to about 2,575 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1004 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 430 people, about 83 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.19 per cent and women at 68.86 per cent. The census recorded 178 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 175 main workers, the largest group, 157, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 9 cultivators on their own land and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hamirowal's land. Of the village's 20 hectares, 13 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (13 hectares). About 7 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 9 cultivators and 7 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Hamirowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Banga, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Banga, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sotran, Jindowal, Chakkalal and Dosanjh Khurd.

What is the population of Hamirowal?

The population of Hamirowal was 515 at the 2011 census, living in 117 households in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Hamirowal have?

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