Wazirabadਵਜ਼ੀਰਆਬਾਦ

Where is Wazirabad?

Wazirabad is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037028, and it covers 119 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 267 people in Wazirabad: 145 men and 122 women, living in 56 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 119 hectares, the population density works out to about 224 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 841 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 21, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 115 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.23 per cent and women at 75.22 per cent. The census recorded 138 workers, about 52 per cent of the village. Of the 110 main workers, the largest group, 74, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 32 agricultural labourers and 4 cultivators on their own land. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Wazirabad's land. Of the village's 119 hectares, 105 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (105 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. The census recorded 6 cultivators and 36 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

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 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

Wazirabad is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kharola, Lehlan, Dhuman and Urna.

What is the population of Wazirabad?

The population of Wazirabad was 267 at the 2011 census, living in 56 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Wazirabad have?

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