Beri Qadarabadਬੇਰੀ ਕਡਰਆਬਾਦ

Where is Beri Qadarabad?

Beri Qadarabad is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. 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 034370, and it covers 339 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 703 people in Beri Qadarabad: 360 men and 343 women, living in 148 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 339 hectares, the population density works out to about 207 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 953 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 84, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 232 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.66 per cent and women at 51.82 per cent. The census recorded 227 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 219 main workers, the largest group, 139, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 58 agricultural labourers and 22 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Beri Qadarabad's land. Of the village's 339 hectares, 299 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (299 hectares). About 28 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 139 cultivators and 58 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

Beri Qadarabad 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 Mastewala, Killi Nauabad, Malhewala and Baghelwala.

What is the population of Beri Qadarabad?

The population of Beri Qadarabad was 703 at the 2011 census, living in 148 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Beri Qadarabad have?

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