Kamalwala (324)ਕਮਲਵਾਲਾ

Where is Kamalwala (324)?

Kamalwala (324) is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 19 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and is served by the Kamalwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034552, and it covers 263 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,283 people in Kamalwala (324): 668 men and 615 women, living in 235 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 263 hectares, the population density works out to about 487 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 921 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 194, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 482 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.96 per cent and women at 56.84 per cent. The census recorded 456 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 356 main workers, the largest group, 194, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 114 agricultural labourers and 46 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 100 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kamalwala (324)'s land. Of the village's 263 hectares, 231 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (231 hectares). About 33 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 197 cultivators and 208 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. 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. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Kamalwala (324) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jama Megha, Sultanwala, Bala Megha and Usmanwala.

What is the population of Kamalwala (324)?

The population of Kamalwala (324) was 1,283 at the 2011 census, living in 235 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Kamalwala (324) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kamalwala (324) has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.