Walayat Shahwalaਵਲਯਟ ਸ਼ਾਹਵਾਲਾ

Where is Walayat Shahwala?

Walayat Shahwala is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034317, and it covers 149 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 256 people in Walayat Shahwala: 138 men and 118 women, living in 51 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 149 hectares, the population density works out to about 172 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 855 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72 per cent and women at 61.54 per cent. The census recorded 135 workers, about 53 per cent of the village. Of the 79 main workers, the largest group, 57, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 19 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 56 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Walayat Shahwala's land. Of the village's 149 hectares, 115 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (115 hectares). About 1 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 62 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 and an internet common service centre. 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

Walayat Shahwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 9 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 Warpal, Jhamke, Jattanwali and Mithe.

What is the population of Walayat Shahwala?

The population of Walayat Shahwala was 256 at the 2011 census, living in 51 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Walayat Shahwala have?

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