Sadarwalaਸਡਰਵਾਲਾ

Where is Sadarwala?

Sadarwala is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 3 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 034323, and it covers 64 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 508 people in Sadarwala: 268 men and 240 women, living in 92 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 64 hectares, the population density works out to about 794 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 896 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 82, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 152 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.6 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.09 per cent and women at 63.59 per cent. The census recorded 168 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 107 main workers, the largest group, 69, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 21 other workers in trade, transport and services and 16 agricultural labourers. A further 61 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sadarwala's land. Of the village's 64 hectares, 59 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (59 hectares). About 5 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 70 cultivators and 65 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sadarwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Makhu, about 3 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 Chak Dhangarh, Variah, Chak Mahrana and Mohkamwala Alias Araianwala.

What is the population of Sadarwala?

The population of Sadarwala was 508 at the 2011 census, living in 92 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Sadarwala have?

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