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Where is Kamaldin Niazi?

Kamaldin Niazi 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 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and is served by the Kandawali gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034664, and it covers 152 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 441 people in Kamaldin Niazi: 242 men and 199 women, living in 77 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 152 hectares, the population density works out to about 290 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 822 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 46, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 259 people, about 59 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.66 per cent and women at 53.93 per cent. The census recorded 281 workers, about 64 per cent of the village. Of the 281 main workers, the largest group, 277, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 2 cultivators on their own land and 2 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kamaldin Niazi's land. Of the village's 152 hectares, 147 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (147 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. The census recorded 2 cultivators and 277 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Kamaldin Niazi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 14 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 Kandawali, Nihala Kilcha, Rodewala and Gandhu Kilcha Uttar.

What is the population of Kamaldin Niazi?

The population of Kamaldin Niazi was 441 at the 2011 census, living in 77 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Kamaldin Niazi have?

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