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Where is Mehmad Khan Niazi?

Mehmad Khan Niazi is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034693, and it covers 80 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 220 people in Mehmad Khan Niazi: 115 men and 105 women, living in 44 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 80 hectares, the population density works out to about 274 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 913 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 41 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.87 per cent and women at 58 per cent. The census recorded 61 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 60 main workers, the largest group, 39, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 12 agricultural labourers and 9 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehmad Khan Niazi's land. Of the village's 80 hectares, 70 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (70 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 40 cultivators and 12 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. 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 ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had a sub post office. 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 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Mehmad Khan Niazi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 20 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 Kakar, Chak Malha Kari, Tibbi Kalan and Kalu Araian Uttar.

What is the population of Mehmad Khan Niazi?

The population of Mehmad Khan Niazi was 220 at the 2011 census, living in 44 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Mehmad Khan Niazi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mehmad Khan Niazi has a government primary school and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.