Sudhiaਸੁਧਿਆ

Where is Sudhia?

Sudhia is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and is served by the Changian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034280, and it covers 170 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 184 people in Sudhia: 99 men and 85 women, living in 37 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 170 hectares, the population density works out to about 108 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 859 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 127 people, about 69 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 48.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 50.59 per cent and women at 46.48 per cent. The census recorded 59 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 59 main workers, the largest group, 44, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 13 cultivators on their own land and 2 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sudhia's land. Of the village's 170 hectares, 37 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (35 hectares). About 133 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. The census recorded 13 cultivators and 44 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Sudhia is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Makhu, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Changian, Bhedanwala, Bir Sarkar and Churian.

What is the population of Sudhia?

The population of Sudhia was 184 at the 2011 census, living in 37 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Sudhia have?

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