WarraMansurwalਵਰਰਮਂਸੁਰਵਲ

Where is WarraMansurwal?

WarraMansurwal is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Zira, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Zira community development block and is served by the Warramansurwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034437, and it covers 269 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 448 people in WarraMansurwal: 243 men and 205 women, living in 84 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 269 hectares, the population density works out to about 166 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 844 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 47, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 132 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.28 per cent and women at 54.59 per cent. The census recorded 199 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 146 main workers, the largest group, 77, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 49 agricultural labourers and 20 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 53 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of WarraMansurwal's land. Of the village's 269 hectares, 248 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (240 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (8 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 109 cultivators and 68 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 11 hours a day.

Getting there

WarraMansurwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Zira, 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 Pandori Khatrian, Sekhwan, Longe Deva and Sadhuwala.

What is the population of WarraMansurwal?

The population of WarraMansurwal was 448 at the 2011 census, living in 84 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does WarraMansurwal have?

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