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Where is Firozpur Rural?

Firozpur Rural is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and is served by the Basti Habib Ke gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034629, and it covers 247 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,293 people in Firozpur Rural: 2,721 men and 2,572 women, living in 1,030 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 247 hectares, the population density works out to about 2,143 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 945 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 788, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3,283 people, about 62 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.56 per cent and women at 56.89 per cent. The census recorded 1,840 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 1,719 main workers, the largest group, 1,609, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 53 household industry workers and 51 cultivators on their own land. A further 121 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Firozpur Rural's land. Of the village's 247 hectares, 193 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (10 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (183 hectares). About 54 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 63 cultivators and 7 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 and 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Firozpur Rural is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Madhre, Suba Qadim, Gokhiwala and Kaillowal.

What is the population of Firozpur Rural?

The population of Firozpur Rural was 5,293 at the 2011 census, living in 1,030 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Firozpur Rural have?

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