Ferozepurਫੇਰੋਜ਼ੇਪੁਰ

Where is Ferozepur?

Ferozepur is a village of Banga tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Banga, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Aur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032208, and it covers 64 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 357 people in Ferozepur: 189 men and 168 women, living in 75 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 64 hectares, the population density works out to about 558 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 889 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 39, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 149 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.36 per cent and women at 80.26 per cent. The census recorded 97 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 60 main workers, the largest group, 41, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 37 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 64 hectares, 57 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (4 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (53 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 42 cultivators and 10 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 ASHA health worker.

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, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Banga, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Banga, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gehal Mazari, Talwandi Fattu, Khan Khana and Sukar.

What is the population of Ferozepur?

The population of Ferozepur was 357 at the 2011 census, living in 75 households in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Ferozepur have?

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