Fateh Ullah Shahwalaਫਤਿਹ ਉੱਲਹ ਸ਼ਾਹਵਾਲਾ

Where is Fateh Ullah Shahwala?

Fateh Ullah Shahwala is a village of Moga tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and is served by the Fateh Ullah gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034212, and it covers 399 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 857 people in Fateh Ullah Shahwala: 443 men and 414 women, living in 146 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 399 hectares, the population density works out to about 215 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 935 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 105, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 144 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.68 per cent and women at 61.54 per cent. The census recorded 282 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 247 main workers, the largest group, 161, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 42 agricultural labourers and 40 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 35 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fateh Ullah Shahwala's land. Of the village's 399 hectares, 366 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (21 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (345 hectares). About 33 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 174 cultivators and 54 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Fateh Ullah Shahwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Moga, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel.

What is the population of Fateh Ullah Shahwala?

The population of Fateh Ullah Shahwala was 857 at the 2011 census, living in 146 households in Moga tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Fateh Ullah Shahwala have?

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