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Where is Siduwal?

Siduwal is a village of Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sirhind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032733, and it covers 154 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 316 people in Siduwal: 162 men and 154 women, living in 59 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 154 hectares, the population density works out to about 205 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 951 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 26, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 71 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.76 per cent and women at 73.94 per cent. The census recorded 95 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 95 main workers, the largest group, 57, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 19 agricultural labourers and 19 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Siduwal's land. Of the village's 154 hectares, 124 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (124 hectares). About 3 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 57 cultivators and 19 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.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Siduwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shampur, Sanipur, Adampur and Sidhupur.

What is the population of Siduwal?

The population of Siduwal was 316 at the 2011 census, living in 59 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Siduwal have?

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