Baggi Patni Alias Mohkamwalaਬੱਗੀ ਪਟਨੀ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਮੋਹਕਮਵਾਲਾ

Where is Baggi Patni Alias Mohkamwala?

Baggi Patni Alias Mohkamwala is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Zira, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Zira community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034374, and it covers 162 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 254 people in Baggi Patni Alias Mohkamwala: 129 men and 125 women, living in 46 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 162 hectares, the population density works out to about 157 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 969 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 42, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 87 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.64 per cent and women at 64 per cent. The census recorded 107 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 69 main workers, the largest group, 38, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 19 agricultural labourers and 10 household industry workers. A further 38 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Baggi Patni Alias Mohkamwala's land. Of the village's 162 hectares, 147 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (147 hectares). About 14 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 38 cultivators and 53 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Baggi Patni Alias Mohkamwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Zira, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Shah Abu Bukkar, Boola, Baghelwala and Machhiwara.

What is the population of Baggi Patni Alias Mohkamwala?

The population of Baggi Patni Alias Mohkamwala was 254 at the 2011 census, living in 46 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Baggi Patni Alias Mohkamwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Baggi Patni Alias Mohkamwala has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.