Sharinwalaਸ਼ਰਿਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Sharinwala?

Sharinwala is a village of Guru Harsahai tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034767, and it covers 276 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 632 people in Sharinwala: 330 men and 302 women, living in 97 households, an average of about 6.5 people per household. Spread over its 276 hectares, the population density works out to about 229 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 915 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 76, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 265 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.97 per cent and women at 57.25 per cent. The census recorded 198 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 197 main workers, the largest group, 78, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 72 cultivators on their own land and 47 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sharinwala's land. Of the village's 276 hectares, 253 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (253 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 73 cultivators and 78 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. 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

Sharinwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Toor and Buttar.

What is the population of Sharinwala?

The population of Sharinwala was 632 at the 2011 census, living in 97 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Sharinwala have?

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