Rodewalaਰੋਡੇਵਾਲਾ

Where is Rodewala?

Rodewala is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 11 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 034662, and it covers 282 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 289 people in Rodewala: 152 men and 137 women, living in 53 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 282 hectares, the population density works out to about 103 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.19 per cent and women at 66.41 per cent. The census recorded 93 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 83 main workers, the largest group, 66, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 15 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 household industry workers. A further 10 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rodewala's land. Of the village's 282 hectares, 259 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (259 hectares). About 23 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 66 cultivators and 1 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.

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

Getting there

Rodewala 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 11 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 Waghewala, Kandawali, Hassan Dhut and Kamaldin Niazi.

What is the population of Rodewala?

The population of Rodewala was 289 at the 2011 census, living in 53 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Rodewala have?

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