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Where is Athwal (Gurdaspur)?

Athwal (Gurdaspur) is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and is served by the Athwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028098, and it covers 229 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,688 people in Athwal (Gurdaspur): 868 men and 820 women, living in 294 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 229 hectares, the population density works out to about 737 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 945 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 192, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 344 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.23 per cent and women at 64.96 per cent. The census recorded 537 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 314 main workers, the largest group, 224, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 74 cultivators on their own land and 10 household industry workers. A further 223 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Athwal (Gurdaspur)'s land. Of the village's 229 hectares, 205 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 203 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (123 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 24 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 84 cultivators and 13 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 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 health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Athwal (Gurdaspur) is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sochetgarh, Bidhipur, Sochanian and Kaler Khurd.

What is the population of Athwal (Gurdaspur)?

The population of Athwal (Gurdaspur) was 1,688 at the 2011 census, living in 294 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Athwal (Gurdaspur) have?

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