Nizam Dinwalaਨਿਜ਼ਮ ਦੀਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Nizam Dinwala?

Nizam Dinwala is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 5 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 034286, and it covers 547 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,320 people in Nizam Dinwala: 698 men and 622 women, living in 254 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 547 hectares, the population density works out to about 241 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 891 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 182, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 536 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.67 per cent and women at 57.12 per cent. The census recorded 470 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 465 main workers, the largest group, 194, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 180 cultivators on their own land and 85 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nizam Dinwala's land. Of the village's 547 hectares, 403 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (210 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (192 hectares). About 144 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 181 cultivators and 195 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 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 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

Nizam Dinwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Makhu, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Talwandi Nepalan, Gati Harike, Maujgarh and Dineke.

What is the population of Nizam Dinwala?

The population of Nizam Dinwala was 1,320 at the 2011 census, living in 254 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Nizam Dinwala have?

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