Sher Mohammad Mahigirਸ਼ੇਰ ਮੁਹੰਮਦ ਮਹਿਗਿਰ

Where is Sher Mohammad Mahigir?

Sher Mohammad Mahigir is a village of Jalalabad tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034884, and it covers 502 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,390 people in Sher Mohammad Mahigir: 714 men and 676 women, living in 248 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 502 hectares, the population density works out to about 277 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 947 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 198, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,298 people, about 93 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.87 per cent and women at 54.94 per cent. The census recorded 473 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 356 main workers, the largest group, 147, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 130 other workers in trade, transport and services and 76 agricultural labourers. A further 117 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sher Mohammad Mahigir's land. Of the village's 502 hectares, 475 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (475 hectares). About 27 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 151 cultivators and 143 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 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

Sher Mohammad Mahigir is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehmunjoya, Ghulla, Barhan Bahtti and Rukna Qasam.

What is the population of Sher Mohammad Mahigir?

The population of Sher Mohammad Mahigir was 1,390 at the 2011 census, living in 248 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Sher Mohammad Mahigir have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sher Mohammad Mahigir has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.