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Village in Punjab, India
Hapowal
Village
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Coordinates: 31°12′09″N 75°58′03″E / 31.2026064°N 75.9675407°E / 31.2026064; 75.9675407
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictShaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar
Government
 • TypePanchayat raj
 • BodyGram panchayat
Elevation251 m (823 ft)
Population
 • Total1,142
 Sex ratio 562/580 /
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN144505
Telephone code01884
ISO 3166 codeIN-PB
Post officeBanga
Websitenawanshahr.nic.in

Hapowal is a village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) away from postal head office Banga, 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Nawanshahr, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, and 107 kilometres (66 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch, an elected representative of the village.

Demography

As of 2011, Hapowal has a total number of 277 houses and a population of 1,142 of which 562 are males while 580 are females, according to the report published by Census India in 2011. The literacy rate of Hapowal is 77.66%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 144 which is 12.61% of total population of Hapowal, and child sex ratio is approximately 1,215 as compared to Punjab state average of 846.

Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 52.63% of total population in Hapowal. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far.

As per the report published by Census India in 2011, 316 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Hapowal which includes 279 males and 37 females. According to census survey report 2011, 89.56% workers describe their work as main work and 10.44% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.

Education

The village has a Punjabi medium, co-ed primary school founded in 1957. The schools does not provide mid-day meal. The school provide free education to children between the ages of 6 and 14 as per Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act.

Guru Nanak College of Nursing, Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial college Mukandpur and Sikh National College Banga are the nearest colleges. and Lovely Professional University is 33 kilometres (21 mi) away from the village.

Landmarks

The village has a Sikh shrine Singh Sabha Gurudwara where a religious fair held at the Gurdwara annually, which attended by people of all religions. Baba Jivan das Kutia, Baba Sobha Singh and Baba Saran Das Ji Palah Wale are religious sites. The village has co-operative bank and ATM facility.

Transport

Banga railway station is the nearest train station however, Garhshankar Junction railway station is 20 kilometres (12 mi) away from the village. Sahnewal Airport is the nearest domestic airport which located 62 kilometres (39 mi) away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 145 kilometres (90 mi) away in Amritsar.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hapowal population as of 2011". Census of India.
  2. "All India Pincode Directory" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
  3. "List of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in SBS Nagar district" (PDF). nawanshahr.gov.in (extract from Punjab Government Gazette). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  4. "Child Sex Ratio in India (2001-2011)". pib.nic.in.
  5. "District Census Handbook SBS Nagar" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
  6. ^ "List of Schools and Colleges in SBS Nagar district" (PDF). sbsnagarpolice.com.
  7. "Details about GPS Hapowal School". icbse.com.
  8. "Distance from Hapowal (Multiple routes)". Google Map.

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