Bagguwalaਬੱਗੁਵਾਲਾ

Where is Bagguwala?

Bagguwala is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034558, and it covers 280 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 494 people in Bagguwala: 266 men and 228 women, living in 88 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 280 hectares, the population density works out to about 176 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 857 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 66, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 92 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.86 per cent and women at 62.76 per cent. The census recorded 143 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 142 main workers, the largest group, 116, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 20 agricultural labourers and 6 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bagguwala's land. Of the village's 280 hectares, 261 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (26 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (235 hectares). About 19 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 117 cultivators and 20 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bagguwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 10 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 Arif Ke, Hamidwala, Baghewala and Kamala Middu.

What is the population of Bagguwala?

The population of Bagguwala was 494 at the 2011 census, living in 88 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Bagguwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bagguwala has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.