Zafarwalਜ਼ਫਰਵਲ

Where is Zafarwal?

Zafarwal is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028313, and it covers 749 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,510 people in Zafarwal: 2,377 men and 2,133 women, living in 870 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 749 hectares, the population density works out to about 602 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 456, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 430 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.32 per cent and women at 73.04 per cent. The census recorded 1,942 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 1,376 main workers, the largest group, 526, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 404 cultivators on their own land and 297 agricultural labourers. A further 566 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Zafarwal's land. Of the village's 749 hectares, 680 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (312 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (368 hectares). About 69 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 430 cultivators and 542 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included an allopathic hospital, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Zafarwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shahpur, Chaudharpur, Khudna and Sidhwan.

What is the population of Zafarwal?

The population of Zafarwal was 4,510 at the 2011 census, living in 870 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Zafarwal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Zafarwal has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.