ਸੈਡ ਮੋਹਮਡ ਸ਼ਾਹਵਾਲਾਸੈਡ ਮੋਹਮਡ ਸ਼ਾਹਵਾਲਾ

Where is Said Mohamad Shahwala?

Said Mohamad Shahwala is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and is served by the Said Mohamad gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034133, and it covers 98 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 260 people in Said Mohamad Shahwala: 132 men and 128 women, living in 47 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 98 hectares, the population density works out to about 265 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 970 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 26, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 22 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.91 per cent and women at 71.79 per cent. The census recorded 84 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 78 main workers, the largest group, 25, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 24 agricultural labourers and 21 cultivators on their own land. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Said Mohamad Shahwala's land. Of the village's 98 hectares, 90 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (90 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 21 cultivators and 24 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. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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

Said Mohamad Shahwala is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 9 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 Akushahwala, Kanwan and Phualahgarh.

What is the population of Said Mohamad Shahwala?

The population of Said Mohamad Shahwala was 260 at the 2011 census, living in 47 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Said Mohamad Shahwala have?

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