Malang Shahwalaਮਲਂਗ ਸ਼ਾਹਵਾਲਾ

Where is Malang Shahwala?

Malang Shahwala is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034249, and it covers 138 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 331 people in Malang Shahwala: 178 men and 153 women, living in 62 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 138 hectares, the population density works out to about 240 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 860 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 30 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.52 per cent and women at 63.89 per cent. The census recorded 99 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 98 main workers, the largest group, 71, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 16 other workers in trade, transport and services and 11 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malang Shahwala's land. Of the village's 138 hectares, 129 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (129 hectares). About 9 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 72 cultivators and 11 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Malang Shahwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Makhu, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gurali, Mubarewala, Amir Shahwala and Wariswala Jattan.

What is the population of Malang Shahwala?

The population of Malang Shahwala was 331 at the 2011 census, living in 62 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Malang Shahwala have?

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