Mauran (Patiala)ਮੌਰਨ ਪਟਿਆਲਾ

Where is Mauran (Patiala)?

Mauran (Patiala) is a village of Tapa tehsil in Barnala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Tapa, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sehna community development block and is served by the Mauran Patiala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 040058, and it covers 1,960 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,557 people in Mauran (Patiala): 3,422 men and 3,135 women, living in 1,194 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 1,960 hectares, the population density works out to about 335 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 744, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,942 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.91 per cent and women at 57.17 per cent. The census recorded 2,285 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 2,246 main workers, the largest group, 1,104, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 685 agricultural labourers and 436 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 39 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mauran (Patiala)'s land. Of the village's 1,960 hectares, 1,752 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (878 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (873 hectares). About 208 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 1,105 cultivators and 707 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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 mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mauran (Patiala) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Tapa, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Tapa, the tehsil headquarters, and Barnala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jaimal Singhwala, Baloke, Daraj and Sandhu Kalan.

What is the population of Mauran (Patiala)?

The population of Mauran (Patiala) was 6,557 at the 2011 census, living in 1,194 households in Tapa tehsil of Barnala district.

What facilities does Mauran (Patiala) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mauran (Patiala) has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre.