Madahar Kaluਮਡਹਰ ਕਲੁ

Where is Madahar Kalu?

Madahar Kalu is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and is served by the Akbarwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034242, and it covers 40 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 91 people in Madahar Kalu: 49 men and 42 women, living in 16 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 40 hectares, the population density works out to about 228 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 857 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 24 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.11 per cent and women at 70 per cent. The census recorded 30 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 30 main workers, the largest group, 14, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 13 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Madahar Kalu's land. Of the village's 40 hectares, 38 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (38 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 13 cultivators and 3 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. 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

Madahar Kalu is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Makhu, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tibbi Badra, Hadayatullahwala, Tibbi Badra and Mohamad Shahwala.

What is the population of Madahar Kalu?

The population of Madahar Kalu was 91 at the 2011 census, living in 16 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Madahar Kalu have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Madahar Kalu has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.