Sharaf Ali Shahwalaਸ਼ਰਫ ਅਲੀ ਸ਼ਾਹਵਾਲਾ

Where is Sharaf Ali Shahwala?

Sharaf Ali Shahwala is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 12 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 034228, and it covers 127 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 468 people in Sharaf Ali Shahwala: 244 men and 224 women, living in 81 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 127 hectares, the population density works out to about 369 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 58, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 306 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 53.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.21 per cent and women at 45.41 per cent. The census recorded 166 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 166 main workers, the largest group, 110, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 51 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sharaf Ali Shahwala's land. Of the village's 127 hectares, 114 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (88 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (26 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 51 cultivators and 110 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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

Getting there

Sharaf Ali Shahwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Makhu, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Burj Mohamad Shahwala, Madahar Shera, Lalleh and Khiali.

What is the population of Sharaf Ali Shahwala?

The population of Sharaf Ali Shahwala was 468 at the 2011 census, living in 81 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Sharaf Ali Shahwala have?

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