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Where is Dewal?

Dewal is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028167, and it covers 117 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 686 people in Dewal: 348 men and 338 women, living in 135 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 117 hectares, the population density works out to about 586 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 971 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 83, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 5 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80 per cent and women at 71.95 per cent. The census recorded 200 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 172 main workers, the largest group, 114, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 57 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dewal's land. Of the village's 117 hectares, 105 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 93 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (93 hectares). About 12 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 115 cultivators and 18 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mustfabad Saidan, Hem Rajpur, Kala Nangal (Gurdaspur) and Ali Chak.

What is the population of Dewal?

The population of Dewal was 686 at the 2011 census, living in 135 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Dewal have?

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