Pir Ismail Khanwalaਪੀਰ ਇਸਮੈਲ ਖਾਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Pir Ismail Khanwala?

Pir Ismail Khanwala is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 7 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 034621, and it covers 293 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,247 people in Pir Ismail Khanwala: 638 men and 609 women, living in 222 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 293 hectares, the population density works out to about 426 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 955 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 196, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 857 people, about 69 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 54.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.75 per cent and women at 46.8 per cent. The census recorded 379 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 377 main workers, the largest group, 190, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 155 agricultural labourers and 30 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pir Ismail Khanwala's land. Of the village's 293 hectares, 279 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (279 hectares). About 14 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 192 cultivators and 155 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Pir Ismail Khanwala 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 7 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 Machhiwara, Habibwala, Lamochar and Jalalwala.

What is the population of Pir Ismail Khanwala?

The population of Pir Ismail Khanwala was 1,247 at the 2011 census, living in 222 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Pir Ismail Khanwala have?

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