Maitlaਮੈਟਲਾ

Where is Maitla?

Maitla is a village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028928, and it covers 120 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 111 people in Maitla: 63 men and 48 women, living in 19 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 120 hectares, the population density works out to about 92 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 762 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.18 per cent and women at 65.91 per cent. The census recorded 34 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 33 main workers, the largest group, 25, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 agricultural labourers and 4 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Maitla's land. Of the village's 120 hectares, 108 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 97 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (97 hectares). About 12 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 26 cultivators and 4 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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

Maitla is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhagtana Tulianwala, Haruwal, Bhagtana Boharwala and Sadhanwali.

What is the population of Maitla?

The population of Maitla was 111 at the 2011 census, living in 19 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Maitla have?

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