Muhar Khiwaਮੁਹਰ ਖਿਵਾ

Where is Muhar Khiwa?

Muhar Khiwa is a village of Fazilka tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fazilka community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035049, and it covers 277 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,720 people in Muhar Khiwa: 882 men and 838 women, living in 344 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 277 hectares, the population density works out to about 621 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 950 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 221, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,687 people, about 98 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.85 per cent and women at 54.76 per cent. The census recorded 481 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 481 main workers, the largest group, 303, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 148 agricultural labourers and 29 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Muhar Khiwa's land. Of the village's 277 hectares, 195 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 186 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (186 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 303 cultivators and 148 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 2 government primary schools, 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Muhar Khiwa is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fazilka, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rohela Teje Ka, Muhar Jamsher, Chak Rohela and Muhar Sona Urf Nakike.

What is the population of Muhar Khiwa?

The population of Muhar Khiwa was 1,720 at the 2011 census, living in 344 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Muhar Khiwa have?

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