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Where is Bhambawala Urf Landa?

Bhambawala Urf Landa is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Talwandi Bhai, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034472, and it covers 422 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,121 people in Bhambawala Urf Landa: 579 men and 542 women, living in 214 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 422 hectares, the population density works out to about 266 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 936 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 114, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 439 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.77 per cent and women at 67.74 per cent. The census recorded 599 workers, about 53 per cent of the village. Of the 572 main workers, the largest group, 225, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 224 other workers in trade, transport and services and 109 agricultural labourers. A further 27 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhambawala Urf Landa's land. Of the village's 422 hectares, 399 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (49 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (350 hectares). About 23 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 228 cultivators and 112 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Bhambawala Urf Landa is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Talwandi Bhai, about 20 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 Machhiwara, Feroze Shah, Ittanwali and Arazi Katoria.

What is the population of Bhambawala Urf Landa?

The population of Bhambawala Urf Landa was 1,121 at the 2011 census, living in 214 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Bhambawala Urf Landa have?

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