Behk Walayat Shahਬੇਹਕ ਵਲਯਟ ਸ਼ਾਹ

Where is Behk Walayat Shah?

Behk Walayat Shah is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 7 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 034335, and it covers 168 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 258 people in Behk Walayat Shah: 134 men and 124 women, living in 45 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 168 hectares, the population density works out to about 154 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 925 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 35, about 14 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 76.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.36 per cent and women at 72.07 per cent. The census recorded 216 workers, about 84 per cent of the village. Of the 190 main workers, the largest group, 174, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 agricultural labourers and 5 household industry workers. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Behk Walayat Shah's land. Of the village's 168 hectares, 159 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (159 hectares). About 9 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 189 cultivators and 12 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 five to ten kilometres away.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Behk Walayat Shah is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Makhu, about 7 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 Behk Pasarian, Killi Bodla, Shianpari and Behk Fattu.

What is the population of Behk Walayat Shah?

The population of Behk Walayat Shah was 258 at the 2011 census, living in 45 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Behk Walayat Shah have?

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