Mothanwalaਮੋਥਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Mothanwala?

Mothanwala is a village in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the `Mothanawala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034862, and it covers 337 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,288 people in Mothanwala: 676 men and 612 women, living in 228 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 337 hectares, the population density works out to about 383 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 905 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 156, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 382 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.32 per cent and women at 64.71 per cent. The census recorded 572 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 269 main workers, the largest group, 177, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 65 other workers in trade, transport and services and 27 agricultural labourers. A further 303 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mothanwala's land. Of the village's 337 hectares, 310 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (2 hectares). About 26 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 177 cultivators and 198 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Mothanwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kutti, Guruhar Sahai Rural, Nadhana and Virak Khurd.

What is the population of Mothanwala?

The population of Mothanwala was 1,288 at the 2011 census, living in 228 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Mothanwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mothanwala has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.