Virewala Khurdਵਿਰੇਵਾਲਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Virewala Khurd?

Virewala Khurd is a village of Faridkot tehsil in Faridkot district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Faridkot, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Faridkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035472, and it covers 148 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 701 people in Virewala Khurd: 373 men and 328 women, living in 151 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 148 hectares, the population density works out to about 474 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 879 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 78, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 295 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.89 per cent and women at 59.53 per cent. The census recorded 194 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 189 main workers, the largest group, 103, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 73 agricultural labourers and 13 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Virewala Khurd's land. Of the village's 148 hectares, 136 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 135 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (135 hectares). About 12 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 104 cultivators and 74 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 mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Virewala Khurd is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Faridkot, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Faridkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Faridkot town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Naraingarh and Machaki Mal Singh.

What is the population of Virewala Khurd?

The population of Virewala Khurd was 701 at the 2011 census, living in 151 households in Faridkot tehsil of Faridkot district.

What facilities does Virewala Khurd have?

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