Dona Telu Malwalaਦੋਨਾ ਤੇਲੁ ਮਲਵਾਲਾ

Where is Dona Telu Malwala?

Dona Telu Malwala is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and is served by the Dona Tellu Mal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034669, and it covers 441 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 282 people in Dona Telu Malwala: 153 men and 129 women, living in 54 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 441 hectares, the population density works out to about 64 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 843 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 12 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 60.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.44 per cent and women at 53.57 per cent. The census recorded 113 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 111 main workers, the largest group, 101, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 agricultural labourers and 2 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dona Telu Malwala's land. Of the village's 441 hectares, 109 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (109 hectares). About 332 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 102 cultivators and 8 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Dona Telu Malwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 18 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 Gatti Teluwala Mal, Rohela Hazi Hithar, Gandhu Kilcha Hithar and Gatti Mehmud Ke Hithar.

What is the population of Dona Telu Malwala?

The population of Dona Telu Malwala was 282 at the 2011 census, living in 54 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Dona Telu Malwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dona Telu Malwala has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.