Gafurpura Alias Maulviwalaਗਫੁਰਪੁਰਾ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਮੌਲਵੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Gafurpura Alias Maulviwala?

Gafurpura Alias Maulviwala is a village in Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patran, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patran community development block and is served by the Maulviwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036249, and it covers 796 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,918 people in Gafurpura Alias Maulviwala: 1,007 men and 911 women, living in 366 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 796 hectares, the population density works out to about 241 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 905 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 209, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 655 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.51 per cent and women at 62.08 per cent. The census recorded 588 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 545 main workers, the largest group, 210, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 172 agricultural labourers and 145 cultivators on their own land. A further 43 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gafurpura Alias Maulviwala's land. Of the village's 796 hectares, 749 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (49 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (700 hectares). About 47 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 148 cultivators and 193 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gafurpura Alias Maulviwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patran, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patran, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nurpura, Khang, Gobindpura Alias Paind and Khanewal.

What is the population of Gafurpura Alias Maulviwala?

The population of Gafurpura Alias Maulviwala was 1,918 at the 2011 census, living in 366 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Gafurpura Alias Maulviwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gafurpura Alias Maulviwala has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.