Shah Dinwalaਸ਼ਾਹ ਦੀਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Shah Dinwala?

Shah Dinwala is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and is served by the Mannu Machhi gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034267, and it covers 76 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 29 people in Shah Dinwala: 12 men and 17 women, living in 5 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 76 hectares, the population density works out to about 38 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1417 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 25 people, about 86 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 54.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 55.56 per cent and women at 53.33 per cent. The census recorded 10 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 6 main workers, the largest group, 6, were cultivators on their own land. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shah Dinwala's land. Of the village's 76 hectares, 71 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (71 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 6 cultivators and 4 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.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Shah Dinwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Makhu, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Behbalwala, Mamnewala, Mannu Machhi and Ruknewala Kalan.

What is the population of Shah Dinwala?

The population of Shah Dinwala was 29 at the 2011 census, living in 5 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Shah Dinwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Shah Dinwala has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.