Marhe Kalanਮਰਹੇ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Marhe Kalan?

Marhe Kalan is a village of Guru Harsahai tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 4 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 034810, and it covers 468 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,768 people in Marhe Kalan: 932 men and 836 women, living in 319 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 468 hectares, the population density works out to about 378 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 213, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,347 people, about 76 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.19 per cent and women at 53.93 per cent. The census recorded 622 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 533 main workers, the largest group, 192, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 189 cultivators on their own land and 152 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 89 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Marhe Kalan's land. Of the village's 468 hectares, 421 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (421 hectares). About 46 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 202 cultivators and 265 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Marhe Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Chak Megha Wiran, Marhe Khurd, Chak Kandhe Shah and Pindi.

What is the population of Marhe Kalan?

The population of Marhe Kalan was 1,768 at the 2011 census, living in 319 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Marhe Kalan have?

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