Qutabpuraਕੁਟਬਪੁਰਾ

Where is Qutabpura?

Qutabpura is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 2 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 034326, and it covers 181 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 515 people in Qutabpura: 277 men and 238 women, living in 89 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 181 hectares, the population density works out to about 284 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 859 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 80, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 236 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.32 per cent and women at 57.69 per cent. The census recorded 184 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 183 main workers, the largest group, 86, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 63 other workers in trade, transport and services and 34 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Qutabpura's land. Of the village's 181 hectares, 164 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (16 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (147 hectares). About 17 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 86 cultivators and 34 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Qutabpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Makhu, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mohkamwala Alias Araianwala, Khadur, Variah and Jaggewala Alias Musewala.

What is the population of Qutabpura?

The population of Qutabpura was 515 at the 2011 census, living in 89 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Qutabpura have?

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