Maujgarhਮੌਜਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Maujgarh?

Maujgarh is a village in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khuian Sarwar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035154, and it covers 1,380 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,994 people in Maujgarh: 2,148 men and 1,846 women, living in 705 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 1,380 hectares, the population density works out to about 289 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 859 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 540, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 960 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.87 per cent and women at 51.05 per cent. The census recorded 1,718 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 1,594 main workers, the largest group, 729, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 474 cultivators on their own land and 364 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 124 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Maujgarh's land. Of the village's 1,380 hectares, 1,304 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 1,304 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,304 hectares). About 74 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 488 cultivators and 815 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Maujgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Abohar, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Abohar, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gidranwali, Tutwala, Panjawa and Jandwala Hanwanta.

What is the population of Maujgarh?

The population of Maujgarh was 3,994 at the 2011 census, living in 705 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Maujgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Maujgarh has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.