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Where is Sidhwan?

Sidhwan is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 8 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 028157, and it covers 102 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 991 people in Sidhwan: 506 men and 485 women, living in 176 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 102 hectares, the population density works out to about 972 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 958 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 145, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 91 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.85 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.68 per cent and women at 74.88 per cent. The census recorded 179 workers, about 18 per cent of the village. Of the 173 main workers, the largest group, 76, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 75 cultivators on their own land and 21 household industry workers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sidhwan's land. Of the village's 102 hectares, 92 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 82 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (82 hectares). About 10 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 79 cultivators and 1 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Sidhwan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 8 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 Kotli Mohian, Chour, Tatley and Naharpur.

What is the population of Sidhwan?

The population of Sidhwan was 991 at the 2011 census, living in 176 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Sidhwan have?

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