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Where is Paswal?

Paswal is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and is served by the Pasawal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028495, and it covers 205 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 465 people in Paswal: 246 men and 219 women, living in 88 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 205 hectares, the population density works out to about 227 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 890 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 58, 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 72.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.2 per cent and women at 66.84 per cent. The census recorded 119 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 110 main workers, the largest group, 91, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Paswal's land. Of the village's 205 hectares, 188 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 171 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (71 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (100 hectares). About 17 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 94 cultivators and 10 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.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Paswal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Bhaini Khadar, Fattu Barkat, Mulanwal and Noon.

What is the population of Paswal?

The population of Paswal was 465 at the 2011 census, living in 88 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Paswal have?

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