Sabhuwalਸਭੁਵਲ

Where is Sabhuwal?

Sabhuwal is a village in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 18 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 032422, and it covers 59 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 406 people in Sabhuwal: 211 men and 195 women, living in 78 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 59 hectares, the population density works out to about 688 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 924 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 47, about 12 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 72.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.17 per cent and women at 56.73 per cent. The census recorded 161 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 147 main workers, the largest group, 80, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 63 cultivators on their own land and 4 household industry workers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sabhuwal's land. Of the village's 59 hectares, 49 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (6 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (43 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 68 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Sabhuwal 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 18 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 Kathgarh, Bagowal, Surapur and Golu Majra.

What is the population of Sabhuwal?

The population of Sabhuwal was 406 at the 2011 census, living in 78 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Sabhuwal have?

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