ਤੁਗਲਵਾਲਾਤੁਗਲਵਾਲਾ

Where is Tugalwala?

Tugalwala is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Qadian, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028457, and it covers 694 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,658 people in Tugalwala: 1,954 men and 1,704 women, living in 695 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 694 hectares, the population density works out to about 527 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 872 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 429, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,413 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.07 per cent and women at 69.66 per cent. The census recorded 1,228 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 905 main workers, the largest group, 464, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 329 cultivators on their own land and 96 agricultural labourers. A further 323 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tugalwala's land. Of the village's 694 hectares, 596 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 498 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (134 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (364 hectares). About 89 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 345 cultivators and 157 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 2 government primary schools, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. 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

Tugalwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Qadian, about 9 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 Pindori Mian Singh, Thakarwal, Kunt and Beri.

What is the population of Tugalwala?

The population of Tugalwala was 3,658 at the 2011 census, living in 695 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Tugalwala have?

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