Phere Waryahਫੇਰੇ ਵਰਿਆਹ

Where is Phere Waryah?

Phere Waryah is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037413, and it covers 132 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 533 people in Phere Waryah: 286 men and 247 women, living in 95 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 132 hectares, the population density works out to about 404 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 864 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 80, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.79 per cent and women at 62.5 per cent. The census recorded 161 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 96 main workers, the largest group, 36, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 32 other workers in trade, transport and services and 27 agricultural labourers. A further 65 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Phere Waryah's land. Of the village's 132 hectares, 122 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (122 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 36 cultivators and 85 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Phere Waryah is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Talwandi Sepahimal, Kot Kesar Singh, Jhander and Hardo Putli.

What is the population of Phere Waryah?

The population of Phere Waryah was 533 at the 2011 census, living in 95 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Phere Waryah have?

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