Karian Pahelwanਕਰਿਆਂ ਪਹੇਲਵਨ

Where is Karian Pahelwan?

Karian Pahelwan 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 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034632, and it covers 173 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 460 people in Karian Pahelwan: 237 men and 223 women, living in 90 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 173 hectares, the population density works out to about 266 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 941 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 57, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 112 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.53 per cent and women at 62.63 per cent. The census recorded 219 workers, about 48 per cent of the village. Of the 219 main workers, the largest group, 91, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 83 other workers in trade, transport and services and 40 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Karian Pahelwan's land. Of the village's 173 hectares, 160 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (160 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 40 cultivators and 91 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Karian Pahelwan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 6 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 Kaillowal, Kahan Chandwala, Suba Qadim and Haji Chhimba.

What is the population of Karian Pahelwan?

The population of Karian Pahelwan was 460 at the 2011 census, living in 90 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Karian Pahelwan have?

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