Wariswala Jattanਵਰਿਸਵਾਲਾ ਜੱਟਾਂ

Where is Wariswala Jattan?

Wariswala Jattan is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 8 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 034251, and it covers 221 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 684 people in Wariswala Jattan: 361 men and 323 women, living in 145 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 221 hectares, the population density works out to about 309 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 895 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 82, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 294 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.02 per cent and women at 61.67 per cent. The census recorded 238 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 232 main workers, the largest group, 108, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 96 cultivators on their own land and 27 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Wariswala Jattan's land. Of the village's 221 hectares, 200 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (131 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (68 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 99 cultivators and 111 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Wariswala Jattan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Makhu, about 8 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 Mubarewala, Pir Mohamad, Malang Shahwala and Aminwala.

What is the population of Wariswala Jattan?

The population of Wariswala Jattan was 684 at the 2011 census, living in 145 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Wariswala Jattan have?

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