Game Muradewalaਗਮੇ ਮੁਰਡੇਵਾਲਾ

Where is Game Muradewala?

Game Muradewala is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034307, and it covers 68 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 165 people in Game Muradewala: 86 men and 79 women, living in 31 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 68 hectares, the population density works out to about 244 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 919 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 24 people, about 15 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.27 per cent and women at 57.58 per cent. The census recorded 54 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 45 main workers, the largest group, 45, were cultivators on their own land. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Game Muradewala's land. Of the village's 68 hectares, 54 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (54 hectares). About 14 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 49 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

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

Game Muradewala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Aulakh (460, Butewala, Nihalke and Malhuwaliawala.

What is the population of Game Muradewala?

The population of Game Muradewala was 165 at the 2011 census, living in 31 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Game Muradewala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Game Muradewala has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.