Lok Sabha Question No. 5024 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: SCs Population in Firozpur
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Sher Singh Ghubaya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5024 ANSWERED ON 01/04/2025

## SCs POPULATION IN FIROZPUR

## 5024. SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of villages in Firozpur Parliamentary Constituency of Punjab, district-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  villages  out  of  the  above  having  100  per  cent Scheduled Castes population, district-wise; and
- (c) the number and names of villages out of the above having 80 percent or above Scheduled Castes population along with the total population?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a)to (c): In  2011,  MoRD  recognized  the  multifaceted  nature  of poverty and conducted the Socio-Economic & Caste Census (SECC) 2011 in collaboration with States/UTs. This census provides comprehensive data on various socio-economic aspects of households, including housing, land ownership, educational status, gender  status,  disability,  occupation,  asset  ownership,  Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) classification and income. The SECC process  was  concluded  by  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  in March 2016. The findings are publicly available on the SECC website (www.secc.gov.in). The  SECC  data  reflect the  socio-economic status of 17.97 crore rural households.

The  total  number  of  the  villages  in  Firozpur  Parliamentary Constituency  of  Punjab  having  100%  and  80%  Scheduled  Castes population (district-wise)  respectively  (as  per  SECC  2011)  is  given below:

| State   | District          |   Total villages in District |   Total villages having 100% SC popultion |   Total villages having 80% or above (80%- 100%) SC population |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| PUNJAB  | Firozpur*         |                          957 |                                        24 |                                                            172 |
| PUNJAB  | Sri Muktsar Sahib |                          232 |                                         0 |                                                              2 |

*A  New  District,  Fazilka  has  been  carved  out  from  the  then undivided Firozpur District and constituted on July 27, 2011 .

The details of the villages in Firozpur Parliamentary Constituency of Punjab having  80% or above  Scheduled Castes population  (as per SECC 2011) are at Annexure-1.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of LSUQ-5024 due for reply on 01.04.2025

## Details of the villages in Firozpur Parliamentary Constituency of Punjab having 80% or above Scheduled Castes population.

| District Firozpur                        | District Firozpur         | District Firozpur   | District Firozpur        |
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
| Village name and Code                    | Total Total Population of | SC                  | SC population percentage |
| PanjekeHithar (316)                      | 349                       | 343                 | 98.28                    |
| Bakhu Shah (282)                         | 493                       | 493                 | 100.00                   |
| BulaRai Uttar (297)                      | 1039                      | 1030                | 99.13                    |
| ChakKathgarh (190)                       | 2969                      | 2450                | 82.52                    |
| NathuChishti (261)                       | 712                       | 712                 | 100.00                   |
| Walle Shah Hithar (316)                  | 1069                      | 1068                | 99.91                    |
| Habib Ke (59)                            | 3158                      | 3122                | 98.86                    |
| MarheKhurd (167)                         | 692                       | 612                 | 88.44                    |
| ChakSotrian (288)                        | 59                        | 59                  | 100.00                   |
| ChakPanjeKe (288)                        | 873                       | 873                 | 100.00                   |
| Sheikh Shaman (277)                      | 358                       | 289                 | 80.73                    |
| BhambaWattuHithar (371)                  | 479                       | 443                 | 92.48                    |
| WaraSuleman (229)                        | 225                       | 193                 | 85.78                    |
| DhabKhushalJoya (206)                    | 2266                      | 2100                | 92.67                    |
| Halimwala (211)                          | 2949                      | 2459                | 83.38                    |
| ChakMaddike (318)                        | 854                       | 771                 | 90.28                    |
| BalelkeRohela (265)                      | 449                       | 364                 | 81.07                    |
| BagheKeHithar (357)                      | 1743                      | 1572                | 90.19                    |
| Sher Mohammad Mahigir (273)              | 1419                      | 1340                | 94.43                    |
| ChakMaujdinwala (200)                    | 2207                      | 2114                | 95.79                    |
| QadarBaksh (273)                         | 138                       | 111                 | 80.43                    |
| SaidoKeHithar (303)                      | 1410                      | 1382                | 98.01                    |
| Mohan Ke Uttar (168)                     | 5053                      | 4569                | 90.42                    |
| Deepulana (223)                          | 2477                      | 2379                | 96.04                    |
| Paliwala (220)                           | 2993                      | 2594                | 86.67                    |
| GattiBastiMasta -1 (368)                 | 303                       | 289                 | 95.38                    |
| Chak Sarkar MahaziParbhatSinghwala (346) | 61                        | 61                  | 100.00                   |
| LamocharKhurd (243)                      | 1367                      | 1318                | 96.42                    |
| Khiali (96)                              | 257                       | 217                 | 84.44                    |
| Mahlewala (222)                          | 1438                      | 1267                | 88.11                    |
| BulaRaiHithar (310)                      | 612                       | 572                 | 93.46                    |
| Pojoke Uttar (296)                       | 1803                      | 1647                | 91.35                    |
| SukheraBodal (248 360)                   | 1769                      | 1655                | 93.56                    |
| Mahmudwala (82)                          | 843                       | 711                 | 84.34                    |
| InayatKe (295)                           | 130                       | 105                 | 80.77                    |
| Taro Bari (221)                          | 4643                      | 4233                | 91.17                    |
| JamaRakhia Uttar (310)                   | 838                       | 725                 | 86.52                    |
| Bhupewala (71)                           | 581                       | 525                 | 90.36                    |
| GudarPanjgrain (317)                     | 536                       | 536                 | 100.00                   |
| Dona Mattar (332)                        | 3208                      | 2906                | 90.59                    |

| TibbiRanga (218)             | 350                          | 332   | 94.86   |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|-------|---------|
| Isa Panjgrain (287)          | 947                          | 942   | 99.47   |
| Rao Ke Uttar (313)           | 276                          | 259   | 93.84   |
| Mahatam Nagar (319)          | 2015                         | 2006  | 99.55   |
| PirekeHithar (341)           | 44                           | 44    | 100.00  |
| Shamash Din Chishti (271)    | 657                          | 650   | 98.93   |
| MadaharShera (98)            | 325                          | 283   | 87.08   |
| Rohela Haji Uttar (287)      | 646                          | 635   | 98.30   |
| DulekeNathuwala (331)        | 3195                         | 2683  | 83.97   |
| ParbhatSinghwalaHithar (347) | 1761                         | 1706  | 96.88   |
| RuknaQasam (281)             | 839                          | 757   | 90.23   |
| AtuwalaHithar (318)          | 111                          | 111   | 100.00  |
| Chak Dona RahimeKe (344) 637 | Chak Dona RahimeKe (344) 637 | 564   | 88.54   |
| MattarHithar (333)           | 1324                         | 1197  | 90.41   |
| Asafwala (272)               | 1778                         | 1632  | 91.79   |
| Dona Sakandri (320)          | 683                          | 622   | 91.07   |
| ChhangaKhurd (298)           | 1439                         | 1411  | 98.05   |
| Aliana (208)                 | 2701                         | 2650  | 98.11   |
| ChakBalochanwala (207)       | 2792                         | 2674  | 95.77   |
| Ahmad Dhandi (322)           | 1677                         | 1481  | 88.31   |
| Alike Jhungian (248)         | 649                          | 523   | 80.59   |
| Dulewala (72)                | 890                          | 766   | 86.07   |
| NureKe (285 323)             | 582                          | 572   | 98.28   |
| Ram Singhwala (355)          | 2239                         | 2142  | 95.67   |
| Pireke Uttar (262)           | 1183                         | 1173  | 99.15   |
| Tutwala (102)                | 3191                         | 2567  | 80.45   |
| HazaraSinghwala (339)        | 3188                         | 3171  | 99.47   |
| ParbhatSinghwala Uttar (256) | 2075                         | 2053  | 98.94   |
| Haujkhas (218)               | 2052                         | 1656  | 80.70   |
| Kathgarh (219)               | 3488                         | 3449  | 98.88   |
| Kotha Alias Lukmanpura (284) | 1772                         | 1466  | 82.73   |
| Habibwala (70)               | 2880                         | 2722  | 94.51   |
| Kamalwala (38)               | 1025                         | 1014  | 98.93   |
| ChakChhangaRai (308)         | 2479                         | 2470  | 99.64   |
| ChakBazida (367)             | 2909                         | 2874  | 98.80   |
| MuharJamsher (326)           | 881                          | 881   | 100.00  |
| Shah Dinwala (75)            | 51                           | 47    | 92.16   |
| TibbiBadra (93)              | 58                           | 49    | 84.48   |
| Sultanwala (24)              | 821                          | 787   | 95.86   |
| Mambeke (274)                | 973                          | 973   | 100.00  |
| MehmudKeHithar (289)         | 185                          | 160   | 86.49   |
| Raja Rai (355)               | 337                          | 304   | 90.21   |
| ChhangaRai Uttar (298)       | 3988                         | 3795  | 95.16   |
| SohnaSandar (251)            | 1098                         | 1037  | 94.44   |
| MoharSinghwala Uttar         | 2137                         | 1867  |         |
| (250)                        |                              |       | 87.37   |
| GandhuKilcha Uttar (285)     | 832                          | 820   | 98.56   |
| Aulake (64 107)              | 233                          | 202   | 86.70   |
| LakhaSinghwala Uttar         | 1130                         | 972   | 86.02   |

| (308)                                      |           |      |              |
|--------------------------------------------|-----------|------|--------------|
| Rao KeHithar (334)                         | 2373      | 2198 | 92.63        |
| Lakha Haji (291)                           | 1058      | 1004 | 94.90        |
| Muhammad Amira (279)                       | 299       |  292 | 97.66        |
| GattiBastiMasta - 2 (358)                  | 557       |  557 | 100.00       |
| ChakRohela (321)                           | 963       |  963 | 100.00       |
| Chak Hamid Saidoke (236)                   | 221       |  186 | 84.16        |
| GattaDalel (79)                            | 125       |  114 | 91.20        |
| GulamRasul (305)                           | 922       |  879 | 95.34        |
| Dona Bhadru (314)                          | 63        |   58 | 92.06        |
| ChakKandhe Shah (323)                      | 1262      | 1172 | 92.87        |
| Hasta Kalan (298)                          | 6688      | 6625 | 99.06        |
| LadhuwalaHithar (249 358)                  | 1195      | 1048 | 87.70        |
| Akbarwala (94)                             | 488       |  455 | 93.24        |
| MoharSinghwalaHithar (356)                 | 310       |  286 | 92.26        |
| SawayaRai Uttar ( 286)                     | 1687      | 1687 | 100.00       |
| IllahiBakhashBodla (315)                   | 174       |  174 | 100.00       |
| RohelaTejeKa (322)                         | 986       |  986 | 100.00       |
| DhiraGhara (326)                           | 647       |  554 | 85.63        |
| Totianwala (198)                           | 1622      | 1430 | 88.16        |
| ChakSawaiKhurd (309)                       | 109       |  109 | 100.00       |
| SherSinghwala (323)                        | 498       |  498 | 100.00       |
| ChakArainwala (194)                        | 3547      | 3367 | 94.93        |
| ChakSukhera (247)                          | 1148      |  980 | 85.37        |
| LakheKe Uttar (309)                        | 1922      | 1900 | 98.86        |
| MuharKhiwa (325)                           | 1745      | 1745 | 100.00       |
| MeghaPanj Grain Uttar (295)                | 202       |  202 | 100.00       |
| DhandiQadim (257)                          | 4022      | 3803 | 94.55        |
| DulekeGhairabad (269 334)                  | 569       |  484 | 85.06        |
| SantokhSinghwala (349)                     | 942       |  935 | 99.26        |
| Ghurka (314)                               | 1816      | 1813 | 99.83        |
| LakhaSinghwalaHithar (340)                 | 1708      | 1692 | 99.06        |
| Atuwala Uttar (317)                        | 554       |  475 | 85.74        |
| Nur Muhammad (269)                         | 641       |  591 | 92.20        |
| ChakSohnaSandar (252)                      | 954       |  918 | 96.23        |
| Chupati (306)                              | 582       |  502 | 86.25        |
| Kaluwara (61)                              | 201       |  190 | 94.53        |
| Kawanwali (297)                            | 1359      | 1184 | 87.12        |
| Mahmud Khanke (342)                        | 130       |  130 | 100.00       |
| NaurangKeLelli (91)                        | 1175      |  988 | 84.09        |
| ChakMohamdewala (241)                      | 1150      | 1006 | 87.48        |
| MuharSonaUrfNakike (277)                   | 545       |  545 | 100.00       |
| RanaPanjgrain (320)                        | 1163      | 1074 | 92.35        |
| Badalke Uttar (282)                        | 396       |  360 | 90.91        |
| GaganKe (295)                              | 426       |  356 | 83.57        |
| Behbalwala (81)                            | 37        |   32 |              |
| Chak Sarkar                                | 113       |  113 | 86.49        |
| MahaziBahadarKe (306) TharaSinghwala Uttar | (268)1570 | 1558 | 100.00 99.24 |
| MehalSinghwala (275)                       | 1049      | 1030 | 98.19        |

| Nihalewala (60)                   | 303                        | 285                        | 94.06                      |
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| JalaLakhekeHithar (369 370)       | 938                        | 779                        | 83.05                      |
| ChakKhewa (368)                   | 2046                       | 1914                       | 93.55                      |
| MeghaPanjgrainHithar (311)        | 1690                       | 1676                       | 99.17                      |
| Mundi Chhurimaran (87)            | 2240                       | 2169                       | 96.83                      |
| Bodel Pire Ke (343)               | 382                        | 370                        | 96.86                      |
| Pharuwala (357)                   | 564                        | 469                        | 83.16                      |
| NaubaramadSherSinghwala           | NaubaramadSherSinghwala    |                            |                            |
| (327)                             | 1711                       | 1572                       | 91.88                      |
| Muazzam (278)                     | 3217                       | 2815                       | 87.50                      |
| Luther (98)                       | 774                        | 734                        | 94.83                      |
| ChakTahliwala (366)               | 2283                       | 2254                       | 98.73                      |
| ChakKhundar (311)                 | 344                        | 279                        | 81.10                      |
| ChoohriwalaChishti (263)          | 2113                       | 2025                       | 95.84                      |
| SawayaRaiHithar (322)             | 97                         | 97                         | 100.00                     |
| ChakArniwala (203)                | 2223                       | 2094                       | 94.20                      |
| FatehwalaHithar (351)             | 727                        | 712                        | 97.94                      |
| Jalalwala (73)                    | 1427                       | 1214                       | 85.07                      |
| BuraSarwan (340)                  | 179                        | 179                        | 100.00                     |
| JamaRakhiaHithar (337)            | 1422                       | 1376                       | 96.77                      |
| Walle Shah Uttar (317)            | 2068                       | 2055                       | 99.37                      |
| Rajiwala (46)                     | 904                        | 763                        | 84.40                      |
| BadalkeHithar (333)               | 189                        | 183                        | 96.83                      |
| MeghaRai (326)                    | 4121                       | 3956                       | 96.00                      |
| Nadhana (175)                     | 1824                       | 1463                       | 80.21                      |
| GattiRahimeKe (63)                | 2897                       | 2836                       | 97.89                      |
| Hamidwala (14 1)                  | 934                        | 801                        | 85.76                      |
| RattaKhera Punjab Singhwala (204) | 1175                       | 945                        | 80.43                      |
| Bhamba Haji (286)                 | 2127                       | 2004                       | 94.22                      |
| Butewala (116)                    | 767                        | 629                        | 82.01                      |
| KahanChandwala (96)               | 1982                       | 1673                       | 84.41                      |
| KaluArainHithar (349)             | 1723                       | 1490                       | 86.48                      |
| Weer (65 1)                       | 3545                       | 3514                       | 99.13                      |
| BeguMahu (84)                     | 491                        | 487                        | 99.19                      |
| DhandiKhurd (258)                 | 1559                       | 1416                       | 90.83                      |
| MannuMachhi (80)                  | 604                        | 564                        | 93.38                      |
| District-Sri Muktsar Sahib        | District-Sri Muktsar Sahib | District-Sri Muktsar Sahib | District-Sri Muktsar Sahib |
| Kanianwali (150)                  | 3862                       | 3130                       | 81.05                      |
| ChakDohak (145)                   | 163                        | 149                        | 91.41                      |

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