Wara Sulemanਵਾੜਾ ਸੁਲੇਮਨ

Where is Wara Suleman?

Wara Suleman is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and is served by the Chak Khanna gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034233, and it covers 114 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 219 people in Wara Suleman: 108 men and 111 women, living in 35 households, an average of about 6.3 people per household. Spread over its 114 hectares, the population density works out to about 193 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1028 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 184 people, about 84 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 52.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 60.2 per cent and women at 45.36 per cent. The census recorded 73 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 71 main workers, the largest group, 32, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 31 agricultural labourers and 8 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Wara Suleman's land. Of the village's 114 hectares, 81 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (81 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 33 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Wara Suleman is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Makhu, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Khanna, Wara Kalirana, Khanna and Mahlewala.

What is the population of Wara Suleman?

The population of Wara Suleman was 219 at the 2011 census, living in 35 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Wara Suleman have?

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