Wasal Mohan Keਵਸਲ ਮੋਹਨ ਕੇ

Where is Wasal Mohan Ke?

Wasal Mohan Ke 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 5 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 034813, and it covers 282 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,382 people in Wasal Mohan Ke: 737 men and 645 women, living in 241 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 282 hectares, the population density works out to about 490 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 875 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 162, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 415 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.57 per cent and women at 63.97 per cent. The census recorded 573 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 516 main workers, the largest group, 351, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 150 cultivators on their own land and 9 household industry workers. A further 57 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Wasal Mohan Ke's land. Of the village's 282 hectares, 250 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (250 hectares). About 31 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 150 cultivators and 8 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 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 dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Wasal Mohan Ke 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 5 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 Pindi, Mohan Ke Uttar, Marhe Khurd and Mandiwal.

What is the population of Wasal Mohan Ke?

The population of Wasal Mohan Ke was 1,382 at the 2011 census, living in 241 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Wasal Mohan Ke have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Wasal Mohan Ke has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre.