Wahabwalaਵਹਬਵਾਲਾ

Where is Wahabwala?

Wahabwala is a village of Abohar tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Abohar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035189, and it covers 1,636 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,906 people in Wahabwala: 2,055 men and 1,851 women, living in 714 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 1,636 hectares, the population density works out to about 239 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 480, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,093 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.46 per cent and women at 53.44 per cent. The census recorded 1,710 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 1,214 main workers, the largest group, 564, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 503 agricultural labourers and 143 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 496 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Wahabwala's land. Of the village's 1,636 hectares, 1,515 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 1,507 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,507 hectares). About 121 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 569 cultivators and 892 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 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Wahabwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Abohar, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Abohar, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rajpura, Ramsara, Sherewala and Kala Tibba.

What is the population of Wahabwala?

The population of Wahabwala was 3,906 at the 2011 census, living in 714 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Wahabwala have?

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