Awa Urf Waryampuraਅਵਾ ਉਰਫ ਵਰਯਮਪੁਰਾ

Where is Awa Urf Waryampura?

Awa Urf Waryampura is a village in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fazilka community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035093, and it covers 338 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,080 people in Awa Urf Waryampura: 553 men and 527 women, living in 202 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 338 hectares, the population density works out to about 320 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 953 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 126, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 602 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.69 per cent and women at 57.89 per cent. The census recorded 328 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 321 main workers, the largest group, 159, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 106 other workers in trade, transport and services and 54 cultivators on their own land. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Awa Urf Waryampura's land. Of the village's 338 hectares, 289 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (289 hectares). About 49 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 54 cultivators and 162 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Awa Urf Waryampura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Fazilka, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sultanpura, Kotha Alias Lukmanpura, Salem Shah and Alam Shah.

What is the population of Awa Urf Waryampura?

The population of Awa Urf Waryampura was 1,080 at the 2011 census, living in 202 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Awa Urf Waryampura have?

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