Phualahgarhਫੁਅਲਹਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Phualahgarh?

Phualahgarh is a village in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034135, and it covers 77 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 83 people in Phualahgarh: 40 men and 43 women, living in 15 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 77 hectares, the population density works out to about 108 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1075 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.88 per cent and women at 65 per cent. The census recorded 31 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 31 main workers, the largest group, 29, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Phualahgarh's land. Of the village's 77 hectares, 73 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (73 hectares). About 4 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 29 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Phualahgarh is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ferozewal Mangal Singh and Said Mohamad Shahwala.

What is the population of Phualahgarh?

The population of Phualahgarh was 83 at the 2011 census, living in 15 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Phualahgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Phualahgarh has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.