Madahar Sheraਮਡਹਰ ਸ਼ੇਰਾ

Where is Madahar Shera?

Madahar Shera 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 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and is served by the Sharaf Ali Shahwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034229, and it covers 102 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 321 people in Madahar Shera: 163 men and 158 women, living in 52 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 102 hectares, the population density works out to about 315 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 969 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 49, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 265 people, about 83 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 41.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 52.48 per cent and women at 29.77 per cent. The census recorded 112 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 110 main workers, the largest group, 71, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 35 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Madahar Shera's land. Of the village's 102 hectares, 98 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (98 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 35 cultivators and 71 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Madahar Shera is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Makhu, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Sharaf Ali Shahwala, Khiali, Burj Mohamad Shahwala and Khanna.

What is the population of Madahar Shera?

The population of Madahar Shera was 321 at the 2011 census, living in 52 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Madahar Shera have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Madahar Shera has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.