Moharਮੋਹਰ

Where is Mohar?

Mohar is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Zira, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Zira community development block and is served by the Bhoghewala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034424, and it covers 102 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 140 people in Mohar: 74 men and 66 women, living in 29 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 102 hectares, the population density works out to about 137 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 34 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.57 per cent and women at 51.79 per cent. The census recorded 43 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 40 main workers, the largest group, 24, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 16 cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mohar's land. Of the village's 102 hectares, 87 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (47 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 16 cultivators and 2 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mohar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Zira, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Bhoghewala, Sherpur Takhtuwala, Amargarh Bandian and Jhanda Bagga Purana.

What is the population of Mohar?

The population of Mohar was 140 at the 2011 census, living in 29 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Mohar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mohar has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.