Phularwanਫੁਲਰਵਨ

Where is Phularwan?

Phularwan is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034685, and it covers 186 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 283 people in Phularwan: 154 men and 129 women, living in 47 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 186 hectares, the population density works out to about 152 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 838 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 35, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 128 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 42.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 46.97 per cent and women at 37.07 per cent. The census recorded 99 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 96 main workers, the largest group, 46, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 39 cultivators on their own land and 11 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Phularwan's land. Of the village's 186 hectares, 174 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (174 hectares). About 12 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 39 cultivators and 47 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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

Phularwan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sadar Dinwala and Mehal Singhwala.

What is the population of Phularwan?

The population of Phularwan was 283 at the 2011 census, living in 47 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Phularwan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Phularwan has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.