Khewewalਖੇਵੇਵਲ

Where is Khewewal?

Khewewal is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032435, and it covers 85 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 695 people in Khewewal: 353 men and 342 women, living in 154 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 85 hectares, the population density works out to about 818 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 969 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 72, about 10 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 80.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.32 per cent and women at 65.36 per cent. The census recorded 182 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 36 main workers, the largest group, 32, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 146 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khewewal's land. Of the village's 85 hectares, 61 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (61 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 38 cultivators and 25 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Khewewal 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 7 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 Mansewal, Malewal Bhatian, Balowal Saunkhari and Dhaul.

What is the population of Khewewal?

The population of Khewewal was 695 at the 2011 census, living in 154 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Khewewal have?

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