Mohkam Khanwalaਮੋਹਕਮ ਖਾਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Mohkam Khanwala?

Mohkam Khanwala is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and is served by the Mohkam Khan Wala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034525, and it covers 244 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 651 people in Mohkam Khanwala: 356 men and 295 women, living in 122 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 244 hectares, the population density works out to about 267 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 829 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 48, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 182 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.15 per cent and women at 68.82 per cent. The census recorded 208 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 203 main workers, the largest group, 129, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 71 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mohkam Khanwala's land. Of the village's 244 hectares, 222 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (222 hectares). About 22 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 3 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 anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and 2 veterinary hospitals. 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

Mohkam Khanwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 5 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 Kotwala, Saidanwala, Pir Ahmad Khanwala and Sande Hasham.

What is the population of Mohkam Khanwala?

The population of Mohkam Khanwala was 651 at the 2011 census, living in 122 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Mohkam Khanwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mohkam Khanwala has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.