Aminwalaਅਮੀਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Aminwala?

Aminwala is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034253, and it covers 208 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 465 people in Aminwala: 250 men and 215 women, living in 88 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 208 hectares, the population density works out to about 224 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 860 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 52, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 92 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.55 per cent and women at 56.48 per cent. The census recorded 145 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 111 main workers, the largest group, 101, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers. A further 34 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Aminwala's land. Of the village's 208 hectares, 193 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. About 15 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 102 cultivators and 32 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 one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Aminwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Makhu, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pir Mohamad, Nangal, Wariswala Jattan and Jogewala.

What is the population of Aminwala?

The population of Aminwala was 465 at the 2011 census, living in 88 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Aminwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Aminwala has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.