Ibrahimwal Tarf Arshad Khanਇਬਰਹਿਮਵਾਲ ਤਰਫ ਅਰਸ਼ਡ ਖਾਨ

Where is Ibrahimwal Tarf Arshad Khan?

Ibrahimwal Tarf Arshad Khan is a village of Bhulath tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhulath, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nadala community development block and is served by the Ibrahimwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029025, and it covers 506 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,875 people in Ibrahimwal Tarf Arshad Khan: 2,552 men and 2,323 women, living in 966 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 506 hectares, the population density works out to about 963 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 507, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 756 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.65 per cent and women at 76.42 per cent. The census recorded 1,412 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 1,201 main workers, the largest group, 544, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 470 cultivators on their own land and 100 household industry workers. A further 211 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ibrahimwal Tarf Arshad Khan's land. Of the village's 506 hectares, 437 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (437 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. With 503 cultivators and 110 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 and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ibrahimwal Tarf Arshad Khan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bhulath, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Maqsudpur, Mand Talwandi Kuka, Bhadas and Mand Ahmedwala.

What is the population of Ibrahimwal Tarf Arshad Khan?

The population of Ibrahimwal Tarf Arshad Khan was 4,875 at the 2011 census, living in 966 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Ibrahimwal Tarf Arshad Khan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ibrahimwal Tarf Arshad Khan has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.