Saiyadwalaਸੈਯਡਵਾਲਾ

Where is Saiyadwala?

Saiyadwala is a village of Abohar tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khuian Sarwar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035171, and it covers 1,775 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,631 people in Saiyadwala: 3,537 men and 3,094 women, living in 1,177 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 1,775 hectares, the population density works out to about 374 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 875 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 745, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,064 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.46 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.22 per cent and women at 62.49 per cent. The census recorded 2,844 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 2,701 main workers, the largest group, 1,042, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 930 cultivators on their own land and 702 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 143 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saiyadwala's land. Of the village's 1,775 hectares, 1,661 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 1,535 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,535 hectares). About 114 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 938 cultivators and 1,148 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop, 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Saiyadwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Abohar, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Abohar, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Killianwali, Sappanwali, Panjkosi and Patti Billa.

What is the population of Saiyadwala?

The population of Saiyadwala was 6,631 at the 2011 census, living in 1,177 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Saiyadwala have?

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