Madhreਮਧਰੇ

Where is Madhre?

Madhre is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034628, and it covers 123 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 440 people in Madhre: 234 men and 206 women, living in 78 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 123 hectares, the population density works out to about 358 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 880 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 51, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.13 per cent and women at 71.81 per cent. The census recorded 138 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 138 main workers, the largest group, 93, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 28 other workers in trade, transport and services and 17 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Madhre's land. Of the village's 123 hectares, 104 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (104 hectares). About 19 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 93 cultivators and 17 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Madhre is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gokhiwala, Firozpur Rural, Suba Jadid and Suba Qadim.

What is the population of Madhre?

The population of Madhre was 440 at the 2011 census, living in 78 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Madhre have?

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