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Where is Khiwadialuwala?

Khiwadialuwala is a village of Mansa tehsil in Mansa district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhikhi, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhikhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036139, and it covers 370 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,684 people in Khiwadialuwala: 891 men and 793 women, living in 305 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 370 hectares, the population density works out to about 455 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 890 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 173, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 303 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.16 per cent and women at 55.26 per cent. The census recorded 570 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 398 main workers, the largest group, 251, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 89 other workers in trade, transport and services and 51 agricultural labourers. A further 172 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khiwadialuwala's land. Of the village's 370 hectares, 338 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 337 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (315 hectares). About 32 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 303 cultivators and 86 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khiwadialuwala is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bhikhi, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mansa, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khiwa Khurd, Gurthari, Heron Kalan and Matti.

What is the population of Khiwadialuwala?

The population of Khiwadialuwala was 1,684 at the 2011 census, living in 305 households in Mansa tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Khiwadialuwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khiwadialuwala has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.