Sureshwalaਸੁਰੇਸ਼ਵਾਲਾ

Where is Sureshwala?

Sureshwala is a village of Fazilka tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. 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 035118, and it covers 769 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,351 people in Sureshwala: 1,245 men and 1,106 women, living in 454 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 769 hectares, the population density works out to about 306 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 888 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 264, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 620 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.16 per cent and women at 61.58 per cent. The census recorded 766 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 699 main workers, the largest group, 266, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 236 cultivators on their own land and 186 agricultural labourers. A further 67 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sureshwala's land. Of the village's 769 hectares, 678 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (558 hectares). About 82 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 238 cultivators and 226 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 2 government primary schools and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had 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

Sureshwala 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 Karni Khera, Rampura, Muthianwali and Banwala Hanwanta.

What is the population of Sureshwala?

The population of Sureshwala was 2,351 at the 2011 census, living in 454 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Sureshwala have?

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