Maujgarhਮੌਜਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Maujgarh?

Maujgarh is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034284, and it covers 331 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 321 people in Maujgarh: 171 men and 150 women, living in 46 households, an average of about 7.0 people per household. Spread over its 331 hectares, the population density works out to about 97 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 877 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 26, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 49 people, about 15 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.52 per cent and women at 67.15 per cent. The census recorded 100 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 100 main workers, the largest group, 54, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 29 agricultural labourers and 15 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Maujgarh's land. Of the village's 331 hectares, 107 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (5 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (102 hectares). About 224 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 54 cultivators and 29 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, 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

Maujgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Makhu, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Buh Araian, Talwandi Nepalan, Churian and Nizam Dinwala.

What is the population of Maujgarh?

The population of Maujgarh was 321 at the 2011 census, living in 46 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Maujgarh have?

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