Sawaya Rai Uttar ( 286)ਸਵਯਾ ਰਾਏ ਉੱਤਰ

Where is Sawaya Rai Uttar ( 286)?

Sawaya Rai Uttar ( 286) is a village in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the Sawaya Rai Uttar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034841, and it covers 259 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,720 people in Sawaya Rai Uttar ( 286): 885 men and 835 women, living in 333 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 259 hectares, the population density works out to about 664 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 944 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 239, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,684 people, about 98 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.84 per cent and women at 55.07 per cent. The census recorded 754 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 385 main workers, the largest group, 173, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 118 other workers in trade, transport and services and 94 agricultural labourers. A further 369 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sawaya Rai Uttar ( 286)'s land. Of the village's 259 hectares, 236 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (7 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (220 hectares). About 22 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 216 cultivators and 264 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sawaya Rai Uttar ( 286) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nure Ke, Sawaya Rai Hithar, Chak Panje Ke and Bilimar.

What is the population of Sawaya Rai Uttar ( 286)?

The population of Sawaya Rai Uttar ( 286) was 1,720 at the 2011 census, living in 333 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Sawaya Rai Uttar ( 286) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sawaya Rai Uttar ( 286) has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.