Kabar Wachaਕਬਰ ਵਚਾ

Where is Kabar Wacha?

Kabar Wacha is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mudki, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and is served by the Kabbar Wachha gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034450, and it covers 885 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,023 people in Kabar Wacha: 1,081 men and 942 women, living in 393 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 885 hectares, the population density works out to about 229 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 871 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 246, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 650 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.63 per cent and women at 60.84 per cent. The census recorded 863 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 839 main workers, the largest group, 328, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 300 cultivators on their own land and 203 agricultural labourers. A further 24 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kabar Wacha's land. Of the village's 885 hectares, 862 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (740 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (122 hectares). About 17 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 300 cultivators and 221 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kabar Wacha is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mudki, about 3 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 Chander, Kailash, Jandwala and Mirze Ke.

What is the population of Kabar Wacha?

The population of Kabar Wacha was 2,023 at the 2011 census, living in 393 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Kabar Wacha have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kabar Wacha has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.