Usmanwalaਉਸਮਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Usmanwala?

Usmanwala 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 034554, and it covers 61 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 509 people in Usmanwala: 263 men and 246 women, living in 97 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 61 hectares, the population density works out to about 833 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 935 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 60, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 102 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.93 per cent and women at 60.47 per cent. The census recorded 144 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 137 main workers, the largest group, 65, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 43 other workers in trade, transport and services and 29 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Usmanwala's land. Of the village's 61 hectares, 57 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (57 hectares). About 4 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 66 cultivators and 32 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Usmanwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sultanwala, Nizamwala, Kamalwala (324) and Baghewala.

What is the population of Usmanwala?

The population of Usmanwala was 509 at the 2011 census, living in 97 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Usmanwala have?

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