Mohamad Shahwalaਮੋਹਮਡ ਸ਼ਾਹਵਾਲਾ

Where is Mohamad Shahwala?

Mohamad Shahwala is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 11 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 034244, and it covers 75 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 210 people in Mohamad Shahwala: 107 men and 103 women, living in 39 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 75 hectares, the population density works out to about 280 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 963 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 67 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.37 per cent and women at 45.35 per cent. The census recorded 65 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 65 main workers, the largest group, 41, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 15 agricultural labourers and 9 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mohamad Shahwala's land. Of the village's 75 hectares, 67 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (67 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 41 cultivators and 15 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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

Mohamad Shahwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Makhu, about 11 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 Hadayatullahwala, Mundi Chhurimaran, Madahar Kalu and Dibwala.

What is the population of Mohamad Shahwala?

The population of Mohamad Shahwala was 210 at the 2011 census, living in 39 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Mohamad Shahwala have?

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