Mehruwalaਮੇਹਰੁਵਾਲਾ

Where is Mehruwala?

Mehruwala is a village in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034192, and it covers 147 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 89 people in Mehruwala: 54 men and 35 women, living in 21 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 147 hectares, the population density works out to about 61 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 648 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 52 people, about 58 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 30.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 40 per cent and women at 16.67 per cent. The census recorded 44 workers, about 49 per cent of the village. Of the 44 main workers, the largest group, 30, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 13 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehruwala's land. Of the village's 147 hectares, 124 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (124 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 13 cultivators and 30 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Mehruwala is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sherewala, Kambo Khurd and Bhaini.

What is the population of Mehruwala?

The population of Mehruwala was 89 at the 2011 census, living in 21 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Mehruwala have?

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