Sodhewalaਸੋਧੇਵਾਲਾ

Where is Sodhewala?

Sodhewala is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 3 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 034601, and it covers 211 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,375 people in Sodhewala: 724 men and 651 women, living in 248 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 211 hectares, the population density works out to about 652 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 899 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 181, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 336 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.4 per cent and women at 58.97 per cent. The census recorded 435 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 379 main workers, the largest group, 145, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 138 other workers in trade, transport and services and 94 agricultural labourers. A further 56 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sodhewala's land. Of the village's 211 hectares, 185 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (35 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (150 hectares). About 26 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 149 cultivators and 110 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 village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Sodhewala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bahadurwala, Qutbewala, Padri and Bhagwanpura.

What is the population of Sodhewala?

The population of Sodhewala was 1,375 at the 2011 census, living in 248 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Sodhewala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sodhewala has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.