Wadhel Maujaਵਧੇਲ ਮੌਜਾ

Where is Wadhel Mauja?

Wadhel Mauja is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and is served by the Wadhel Wadhel Harnampur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029483, and it covers 44 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 59 people in Wadhel Mauja: 28 men and 31 women, living in 9 households, an average of about 6.6 people per household. Spread over its 44 hectares, the population density works out to about 135 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1107 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 2, about 3 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 89.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 80 per cent. The census recorded 21 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 21 main workers, the largest group, 21, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Wadhel Mauja's land. Of the village's 44 hectares, 40 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (40 hectares). About 4 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 21 cultivators and 0 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 five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Wadhel Mauja is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Derasaidan, Mewa Singhwala, Sultanpur Rural and Wadhel Harnampur.

What is the population of Wadhel Mauja?

The population of Wadhel Mauja was 59 at the 2011 census, living in 9 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Wadhel Mauja have?

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