Muhammad Piraਮੁਹੱਮਡ ਪਿਰਾ

Where is Muhammad Pira?

Muhammad Pira 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 8 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 035099, and it covers 393 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,361 people in Muhammad Pira: 694 men and 667 women, living in 258 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 393 hectares, the population density works out to about 346 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 961 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 167, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,023 people, about 75 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.89 per cent and women at 59.72 per cent. The census recorded 424 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 419 main workers, the largest group, 195, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 191 cultivators on their own land and 32 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 Muhammad Pira's land. Of the village's 393 hectares, 349 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (349 hectares). About 44 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 191 cultivators and 199 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Muhammad Pira is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fazilka, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gulshah, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Amira and Bakhu Shah.

What is the population of Muhammad Pira?

The population of Muhammad Pira was 1,361 at the 2011 census, living in 258 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Muhammad Pira have?

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