Pir Ahmad Khanwalaਪੀਰ ਅਹਮਡ ਖਾਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Pir Ahmad Khanwala?

Pir Ahmad Khanwala is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034523, and it covers 110 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 574 people in Pir Ahmad Khanwala: 295 men and 279 women, living in 110 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 110 hectares, the population density works out to about 522 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 946 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 77, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 271 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.05 per cent and women at 71.31 per cent. The census recorded 192 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 166 main workers, the largest group, 98, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 58 cultivators on their own land and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pir Ahmad Khanwala's land. Of the village's 110 hectares, 101 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 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 59 cultivators and 17 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 dispensary and 2 veterinary hospitals. 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

Pir Ahmad Khanwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 3 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 Butewala, Kotwala, Rukna Mungla and Mohkam Khanwala.

What is the population of Pir Ahmad Khanwala?

The population of Pir Ahmad Khanwala was 574 at the 2011 census, living in 110 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Pir Ahmad Khanwala have?

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