Talli Saida Sahuਤੱਲੀ ਸੈਡਾ ਸਾਹੂ

Where is Talli Saida Sahu?

Talli Saida Sahu is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 15 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 034571, and it covers 283 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 680 people in Talli Saida Sahu: 368 men and 312 women, living in 126 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 283 hectares, the population density works out to about 240 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 848 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 73, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 100 people, about 15 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.7 per cent and women at 74.83 per cent. The census recorded 163 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 161 main workers, the largest group, 103, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 37 other workers in trade, transport and services and 12 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talli Saida Sahu's land. Of the village's 283 hectares, 251 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (251 hectares). About 32 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 103 cultivators and 10 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Talli Saida Sahu 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 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lakha Bhedi, Sanda Moja, Pharaya Malwala and Aku Mastu Ke.

What is the population of Talli Saida Sahu?

The population of Talli Saida Sahu was 680 at the 2011 census, living in 126 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Talli Saida Sahu have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Talli Saida Sahu has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.