Megha Panj Grain Uttarਮੇਘਾ ਪਂਜ ਗਰੈਨ ਉੱਤਰ

Where is Megha Panj Grain Uttar?

Megha Panj Grain Uttar is a village in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the Megha Panja Grain Uttar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034833, and it covers 92 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 201 people in Megha Panj Grain Uttar: 110 men and 91 women, living in 25 households, an average of about 8.0 people per household. Spread over its 92 hectares, the population density works out to about 218 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 827 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 201 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.11 per cent and women at 47.62 per cent. The census recorded 58 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 58 main workers, the largest group, 46, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 agricultural labourers and 3 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Megha Panj Grain Uttar's land. Of the village's 92 hectares, 87 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (69 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (18 hectares). About 5 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 46 cultivators and 9 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Megha Panj Grain Uttar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Panjeke Hithar, Haji Betu, Panj Ke Uttar and Sadio Ke Mohan.

What is the population of Megha Panj Grain Uttar?

The population of Megha Panj Grain Uttar was 201 at the 2011 census, living in 25 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Megha Panj Grain Uttar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Megha Panj Grain Uttar has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.