Qutbewalaਕੁਟਬੇਵਾਲਾ

Where is Qutbewala?

Qutbewala is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 2 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 034602, and it covers 64 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 502 people in Qutbewala: 262 men and 240 women, living in 82 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 64 hectares, the population density works out to about 780 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 252 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.1 per cent and women at 54.76 per cent. The census recorded 147 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 146 main workers, the largest group, 54, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 41 cultivators on their own land 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 Qutbewala's land. Of the village's 64 hectares, 58 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (58 hectares). About 6 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 42 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. 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 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

Qutbewala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 2 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 Sodhewala, Bhagwanpura, Bahadurwala and Langiana.

What is the population of Qutbewala?

The population of Qutbewala was 502 at the 2011 census, living in 82 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Qutbewala have?

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