Arazi Katoriaਅਰਜ਼ੀ ਕਟੋਰਿਆ

Where is Arazi Katoria?

Arazi Katoria is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Talwandi Bhai, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034474, and it covers 206 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 12 people in Arazi Katoria: 7 men and 5 women, living in 3 households, an average of about 4.0 people per household. Spread over its 206 hectares, the population density works out to about 6 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 714 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 2, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 80 per cent. The census recorded 7 workers, about 58 per cent of the village. Of the 2 main workers, the largest group, 2, were cultivators on their own land. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Arazi Katoria's land. Of the village's 206 hectares, 161 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (24 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (57 hectares). About 45 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 2 cultivators and 4 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. 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

Arazi Katoria is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Talwandi Bhai, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Feroze Shah, Kaliewala, Bhambawala Urf Landa and Hakumat Singhwala.

What is the population of Arazi Katoria?

The population of Arazi Katoria was 12 at the 2011 census, living in 3 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Arazi Katoria have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Arazi Katoria has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.