Sidhuwal
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Sidhuwal | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Patiala district |
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Sidhuwal is a village on the road Patiala Bhadson approximately six kilometres from Patiala in Patiala tehsil in the Patiala district of the state of Punjab in northwest India. It is located 6 km towards North from District headquarters Patiala and 66 km from State capital Chandigarh. The village is located at the banks of Bhakra Main Line Canal. The total geographical area of the village is 644 hectares. Jasso Wal (1 km), Prem Nagar (2 km), Ranjit Nagar (2 km), Ucha Gaon (2 km), Anand Nagar (2 km) are the nearby Villages to Sidhuwal. Sidhu is surrounded by Sanour Tehsil towards the East, Nabha Tehsil towards the West, Bhuner Heri Tehsil towards the South, Ghana Tehsil towards the East.[contradictory] Patiala, Sirhind Fatehgarh Sahib, Gobindgarh, Nabha are the nearby cities to Sidhuwal.
The last king of Sidhuwal state was Raja Bhai Fateh Jang Singh who was from the Bhaika family of Kaithal state. Sidhuwal and nearby villages were represented by the family of Chowdharys in the chambers of Maharaja of Patiala.[citation needed]
Demographics
Though the name of the village suggests that it may be predominantly of Sidhu gotra, but majority of the population of the village consists of farmers with Kharoud gotra. The Punjabi language is spoken by all in the village. As per 2011 census, the village has a total population of 2290[1] with 478 households, of which 56% are males (1289) and 44% are females (1001), that means the sex ratio in the village is skewed as with 777 females per 1000 males. Though residents have now started sending their daughters to schools, still only 53.2% of females are educated as compared to 67.4% of males. The overall literacy rate of the village is 61.2%.
Religion
Though the village has a strong secular culture, the majority population follows Sikhism. Some population also follows Hinduism and Islam. Besides a common Gurudwara, there is a large number of religious places of various religions in the village and they are visited by all.
