Ferozepurਫੇਰੋਜ਼ੇਪੁਰ

Where is Ferozepur?

Ferozepur is a village of Payal tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Payal, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Doraha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033299, and it covers 125 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 372 people in Ferozepur: 208 men and 164 women, living in 78 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 125 hectares, the population density works out to about 298 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 788 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 42, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 262 people, about 70 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.87 per cent and women at 61.22 per cent. The census recorded 133 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 105 main workers, the largest group, 70, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 32 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ferozepur's land. Of the village's 125 hectares, 115 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (115 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 35 cultivators and 2 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ferozepur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Payal, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Payal, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Alampur Urf Chapra, Ghaloti, Chapra and Kartarpur.

What is the population of Ferozepur?

The population of Ferozepur was 372 at the 2011 census, living in 78 households in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Ferozepur have?

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