Palha Meghaਪਲਹਾ ਮੇਘਾ

Where is Palha Megha?

Palha Megha is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and is served by the Palla Megha gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034606, and it covers 1,196 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,008 people in Palha Megha: 1,559 men and 1,449 women, living in 548 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 1,196 hectares, the population density works out to about 251 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 929 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 442, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,649 people, about 55 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 53.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 60.33 per cent and women at 45.65 per cent. The census recorded 849 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 793 main workers, the largest group, 316, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 237 other workers in trade, transport and services and 230 agricultural labourers. A further 56 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Palha Megha's land. Of the village's 1,196 hectares, 1,045 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,045 hectares). About 151 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 320 cultivators and 248 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre and a primary health centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. 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

Palha Megha is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhamba Singhwala, Dulchi Ke, Langiana and Saide Ke.

What is the population of Palha Megha?

The population of Palha Megha was 3,008 at the 2011 census, living in 548 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Palha Megha have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Palha Megha has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.