Qutabdinwalaਕੁਟਬਡਿਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Qutabdinwala?

Qutabdinwala is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 5 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 034544, and it covers 276 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 563 people in Qutabdinwala: 297 men and 266 women, living in 96 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 276 hectares, the population density works out to about 204 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 896 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 144 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.65 per cent and women at 50.87 per cent. The census recorded 154 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 153 main workers, the largest group, 104, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 40 agricultural labourers and 9 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Qutabdinwala's land. Of the village's 276 hectares, 253 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (253 hectares). About 23 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 104 cultivators and 41 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, 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Qutabdinwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 5 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 Dula Singhwala, Kale Ke Hithar, Ruknewala and Bandala.

What is the population of Qutabdinwala?

The population of Qutabdinwala was 563 at the 2011 census, living in 96 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Qutabdinwala have?

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