Mohan Ke Uttarਮੋਹਨ ਕੇ ਉੱਤਰ

Where is Mohan Ke Uttar?

Mohan Ke Uttar 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 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the MOHAN KE UTTAR, Boghiwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034814, and it covers 730 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,081 people in Mohan Ke Uttar: 2,616 men and 2,465 women, living in 916 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 730 hectares, the population density works out to about 696 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 942 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 716, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4,577 people, about 90 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.64 per cent and women at 50.66 per cent. The census recorded 2,836 workers, about 56 per cent of the village. Of the 1,485 main workers, the largest group, 987, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 316 cultivators on their own land and 166 agricultural labourers. A further 1,351 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mohan Ke Uttar's land. Of the village's 730 hectares, 633 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (633 hectares). About 96 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 457 cultivators and 1,096 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Mohan Ke Uttar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Wasal Mohan Ke, Mandiwal, Pindi and Mohan Ke Hithar.

What is the population of Mohan Ke Uttar?

The population of Mohan Ke Uttar was 5,081 at the 2011 census, living in 916 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Mohan Ke Uttar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mohan Ke Uttar has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.