Firozਫਿਰੋਜ਼

Where is Firoz?

Firoz is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030453, and it covers 146 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 882 people in Firoz: 470 men and 412 women, living in 159 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 146 hectares, the population density works out to about 604 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 877 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 138, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 717 people, about 81 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.82 per cent and women at 65.99 per cent. The census recorded 295 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 287 main workers, the largest group, 175, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 94 agricultural labourers and 14 household industry workers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Firoz's land. Of the village's 146 hectares, 126 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (126 hectares). About 20 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 4 cultivators and 94 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Firoz is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mand, Chak Hamza, Wariana and Mirpur.

What is the population of Firoz?

The population of Firoz was 882 at the 2011 census, living in 159 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Firoz have?

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