Chak Megha Wiranਚੱਕ ਮੇਘਾ ਵਿਰਨ

Where is Chak Megha Wiran?

Chak Megha Wiran is a village of Guru Harsahai tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034809, and it covers 377 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,302 people in Chak Megha Wiran: 661 men and 641 women, living in 236 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 377 hectares, the population density works out to about 346 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 970 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 163, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 925 people, about 71 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.68 per cent and women at 54.46 per cent. The census recorded 667 workers, about 51 per cent of the village. Of the 238 main workers, the largest group, 113, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 100 other workers in trade, transport and services and 24 agricultural labourers. A further 429 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Megha Wiran's land. Of the village's 377 hectares, 345 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (313 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (32 hectares). About 32 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 120 cultivators and 376 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 2 government primary schools, 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Megha Wiran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Kandhe Shah, Marhe Kalan, Baje Ke and Marhe Khurd.

What is the population of Chak Megha Wiran?

The population of Chak Megha Wiran was 1,302 at the 2011 census, living in 236 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Chak Megha Wiran have?

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