Sanda Mojaਸਂਡਾ ਮੋਜਾ

Where is Sanda Moja?

Sanda Moja is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 16 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 034572, and it covers 127 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 370 people in Sanda Moja: 190 men and 180 women, living in 66 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 127 hectares, the population density works out to about 290 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 947 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 54, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 130 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 99.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 99.37 per cent and women at 99.37 per cent. The census recorded 116 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 114 main workers, the largest group, 75, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 35 agricultural labourers and 4 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sanda Moja's land. Of the village's 127 hectares, 120 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (120 hectares). About 7 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 75 cultivators and 37 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sanda Moja is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 16 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 Talli Saida Sahu, Aku Mastu Ke, Lakha Bhedi and Sidhu.

What is the population of Sanda Moja?

The population of Sanda Moja was 370 at the 2011 census, living in 66 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Sanda Moja have?

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