Meghaਮੇਘਾ

Where is Megha?

Megha is a village of Dera Baba Nanak tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 8 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 028978, and it covers 89 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 511 people in Megha: 272 men and 239 women, living in 88 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 89 hectares, the population density works out to about 574 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 879 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 61, about 12 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 70.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.68 per cent and women at 65.44 per cent. The census recorded 130 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 125 main workers, the largest group, 53, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 36 agricultural labourers and 36 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Megha's land. Of the village's 89 hectares, 76 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (76 hectares). About 8 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 54 cultivators and 39 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Megha is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rattar Chhattar, Shezada, Dharamkot Randhawa and Mehta.

What is the population of Megha?

The population of Megha was 511 at the 2011 census, living in 88 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Megha have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Megha has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.