Kaluwaraਕਲੁਵਰਾ

Where is Kaluwara?

Kaluwara is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and is served by the Dulchi Ke gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034611, and it covers 165 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 236 people in Kaluwara: 119 men and 117 women, living in 46 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 165 hectares, the population density works out to about 143 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 983 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 35, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 236 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 43.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 55.45 per cent and women at 32 per cent. The census recorded 88 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 76 main workers, the largest group, 33, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 24 cultivators on their own land and 19 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kaluwara's land. Of the village's 165 hectares, 161 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (161 hectares). About 4 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 24 cultivators and 45 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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

Kaluwara is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 12 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 Nihalewala, Gatti Rahime Ke, Habib Ke and Machhiwara.

What is the population of Kaluwara?

The population of Kaluwara was 236 at the 2011 census, living in 46 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Kaluwara have?

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