Bazewalaਬਜ਼ੇਵਾਲਾ

Where is Bazewala?

Bazewala is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and is served by the Kasubegu gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034490, and it covers 231 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 188 people in Bazewala: 97 men and 91 women, living in 33 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 231 hectares, the population density works out to about 81 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 938 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.5 per cent and women at 76.92 per cent. The census recorded 69 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 69 main workers, the largest group, 65, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bazewala's land. Of the village's 231 hectares, 211 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (211 hectares). About 20 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 2 cultivators and 2 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 ASHA health worker.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bazewala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kasubegu, Mana Singhwala, Rukna Begu and Ratta Khera Punjab Singhwala.

What is the population of Bazewala?

The population of Bazewala was 188 at the 2011 census, living in 33 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Bazewala have?

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