Changali Qadimਚਂਗਲੀ ਕਡਿਮ

Where is Changali Qadim?

Changali Qadim is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and is served by the Changali gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034505, and it covers 622 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,597 people in Changali Qadim: 817 men and 780 women, living in 279 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 622 hectares, the population density works out to about 257 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 955 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 195, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 714 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.14 per cent and women at 67.26 per cent. The census recorded 807 workers, about 51 per cent of the village. Of the 482 main workers, the largest group, 194, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 173 cultivators on their own land and 103 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 325 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Changali Qadim's land. Of the village's 622 hectares, 565 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (457 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (107 hectares). About 56 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 178 cultivators and 257 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Changali Qadim is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 16 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 Faridewala, Rukan Shahwala, Kulgarhi and Najju Shah Misri.

What is the population of Changali Qadim?

The population of Changali Qadim was 1,597 at the 2011 census, living in 279 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Changali Qadim have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Changali Qadim has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.