Arazi Sabrahਅਰਜ਼ੀ ਸਬਰਹ

Where is Arazi Sabrah?

Arazi Sabrah is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 8 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 034296, and it covers 452 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 531 people in Arazi Sabrah: 283 men and 248 women, living in 106 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 452 hectares, the population density works out to about 118 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 876 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 79, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 71 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.07 per cent and women at 50.7 per cent. The census recorded 174 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 163 main workers, the largest group, 117, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 28 agricultural labourers and 18 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Arazi Sabrah's land. Of the village's 452 hectares, 374 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (374 hectares). About 78 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 119 cultivators and 37 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. It also had 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

Arazi Sabrah is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Fatehgarh Sabrah, Bodal Bagga, Ghuram and Tanna Bagga.

What is the population of Arazi Sabrah?

The population of Arazi Sabrah was 531 at the 2011 census, living in 106 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Arazi Sabrah have?

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