Mahamad Nagerਮਹਮਡ ਨਗੇਰ

Where is Mahamad Nager?

Mahamad Nager is a village in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039552, and it covers 119 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 662 people in Mahamad Nager: 347 men and 315 women, living in 123 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 119 hectares, the population density works out to about 556 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 908 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 75, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 84 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.08 per cent and women at 58.66 per cent. The census recorded 245 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 234 main workers, the largest group, 81, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 65 other workers in trade, transport and services and 45 agricultural labourers. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mahamad Nager's land. Of the village's 119 hectares, 106 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (97 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (9 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 81 cultivators and 49 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. 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 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

Mahamad Nager is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Malerkotla, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kishangarh, Ratolan, Rustamgarh and Adampal.

What is the population of Mahamad Nager?

The population of Mahamad Nager was 662 at the 2011 census, living in 123 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Mahamad Nager have?

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