Paddi Matwaliਪੱਡੀ ਮਟਵਾਲੀ

Where is Paddi Matwali?

Paddi Matwali is a village of Banga tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Banga, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Banga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032119, and it covers 256 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,408 people in Paddi Matwali: 714 men and 694 women, living in 312 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 256 hectares, the population density works out to about 550 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 972 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 139, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 761 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.56 per cent and women at 79.52 per cent. The census recorded 476 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 324 main workers, the largest group, 229, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 51 agricultural labourers and 41 cultivators on their own land. A further 152 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Paddi Matwali's land. Of the village's 256 hectares, 215 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (214 hectares). About 41 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 47 cultivators and 82 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Paddi Matwali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Banga, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Banga, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gujjarpur Khurd, Gobindpur, Bahla and Atari.

What is the population of Paddi Matwali?

The population of Paddi Matwali was 1,408 at the 2011 census, living in 312 households in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Paddi Matwali have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Paddi Matwali has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.