Mohkamwala Alias Araianwalaਮੋਹਕਮਵਾਲਾ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਅਰਾਇਆਂਵਾਲਾ

Where is Mohkamwala Alias Araianwala?

Mohkamwala Alias Araianwala 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 2 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 034325, and it covers 119 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 450 people in Mohkamwala Alias Araianwala: 239 men and 211 women, living in 82 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 119 hectares, the population density works out to about 377 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 883 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 50, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 131 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.95 per cent and women at 65.41 per cent. The census recorded 139 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 139 main workers, the largest group, 64, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 61 cultivators on their own land and 13 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mohkamwala Alias Araianwala's land. Of the village's 119 hectares, 107 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (101 hectares). About 13 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 61 cultivators and 13 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. 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 community health centre, a primary health centre and a primary health sub-centre. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mohkamwala Alias Araianwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Makhu, about 2 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 Variah, Qutabpura, Sadarwala and Khadur.

What is the population of Mohkamwala Alias Araianwala?

The population of Mohkamwala Alias Araianwala was 450 at the 2011 census, living in 82 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Mohkamwala Alias Araianwala have?

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