Sherpur Takhtuwalaਸ਼ੇਰਪੁਰ ਤਖਟੁਵਾਲਾ

Where is Sherpur Takhtuwala?

Sherpur Takhtuwala is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Zira, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Zira community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034425, and it covers 314 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 768 people in Sherpur Takhtuwala: 403 men and 365 women, living in 163 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 314 hectares, the population density works out to about 244 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 906 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 72, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 275 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.57 per cent and women at 53.59 per cent. The census recorded 110 workers, about 14 per cent of the village. Of the 110 main workers, the largest group, 83, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 19 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sherpur Takhtuwala's land. Of the village's 314 hectares, 283 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (57 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (227 hectares). About 31 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 83 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. 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sherpur Takhtuwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Zira, about 12 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 Mohar, Jhanda Bagga Purana, Bhoghewala and Kamalgarh Kalan.

What is the population of Sherpur Takhtuwala?

The population of Sherpur Takhtuwala was 768 at the 2011 census, living in 163 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Sherpur Takhtuwala have?

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