Nihala Laweraਨਿਹਲਾ ਲਵੇਰਾ

Where is Nihala Lawera?

Nihala Lawera is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034548, and it covers 329 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 648 people in Nihala Lawera: 339 men and 309 women, living in 120 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 329 hectares, the population density works out to about 197 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 113, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 482 people, about 74 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.99 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.07 per cent and women at 54.12 per cent. The census recorded 182 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 176 main workers, the largest group, 127, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 37 agricultural labourers and 12 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nihala Lawera's land. Of the village's 329 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 (310 hectares). About 19 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 127 cultivators and 42 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nihala Lawera is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 11 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 Tali Gulam, Dhira Ghara, Bandala and Bala Megha.

What is the population of Nihala Lawera?

The population of Nihala Lawera was 648 at the 2011 census, living in 120 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Nihala Lawera have?

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