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Where is Alawalpur?

Alawalpur is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031791, and it covers 132 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 764 people in Alawalpur: 394 men and 370 women, living in 157 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 132 hectares, the population density works out to about 579 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 939 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 84, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 462 people, about 60 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.75 per cent and women at 85.02 per cent. The census recorded 282 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 206 main workers, the largest group, 153, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 39 cultivators on their own land and 13 agricultural labourers. A further 76 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Alawalpur's land. Of the village's 132 hectares, 76 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 57 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (57 hectares). About 37 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 39 cultivators and 29 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Alawalpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ispur, Bhana, Makhsuspur and Laksihan.

What is the population of Alawalpur?

The population of Alawalpur was 764 at the 2011 census, living in 157 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Alawalpur have?

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