Maisar Khanaਮੈਸਰ ਖਾਨਾ

Where is Maisar Khana?

Maisar Khana is a village of Maur tehsil in Bathinda district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Maur, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Maur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035874, and it covers 2,002 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,807 people in Maisar Khana: 2,532 men and 2,275 women, living in 940 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 2,002 hectares, the population density works out to about 240 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 898 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 524, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,273 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.49 per cent and women at 53.51 per cent. The census recorded 1,587 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 1,469 main workers, the largest group, 839, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 323 agricultural labourers and 300 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 118 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Maisar Khana's land. Of the village's 2,002 hectares, 1,840 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 1,798 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,528 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (270 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 841 cultivators and 401 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Maisar Khana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Maur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Maur, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gehri Bara Singh, Maur Charat Singh, Rai Khana and Manak Khana.

What is the population of Maisar Khana?

The population of Maisar Khana was 4,807 at the 2011 census, living in 940 households in Maur tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Maisar Khana have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Maisar Khana has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.