Dastul Sahibwalaਦਸਟੁਲ ਸਾਹਿਬਵਾਲਾ

Where is Dastul Sahibwala?

Dastul Sahibwala is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 6 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 034528, and it covers 774 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,820 people in Dastul Sahibwala: 1,452 men and 1,368 women, living in 506 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 774 hectares, the population density works out to about 364 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 942 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 367, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,284 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.18 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.22 per cent and women at 59.78 per cent. The census recorded 889 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 856 main workers, the largest group, 374, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 295 cultivators on their own land and 182 agricultural labourers. A further 33 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dastul Sahibwala's land. Of the village's 774 hectares, 710 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (710 hectares). About 64 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 296 cultivators and 201 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. 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

Dastul Sahibwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Sande Hasham, Hastiwala, Saidanwala and Bage Ke Pipal.

What is the population of Dastul Sahibwala?

The population of Dastul Sahibwala was 2,820 at the 2011 census, living in 506 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Dastul Sahibwala have?

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