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Where is Muhar Sona Urf Nakike?

Muhar Sona Urf Nakike is a village of Fazilka tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 15 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 035051, and it covers 185 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 537 people in Muhar Sona Urf Nakike: 280 men and 257 women, living in 128 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 185 hectares, the population density works out to about 290 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 79, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 535 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.24 per cent and women at 57.08 per cent. The census recorded 272 workers, about 51 per cent of the village. Of the 112 main workers, the largest group, 50, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 38 agricultural labourers and 24 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 160 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Muhar Sona Urf Nakike's land. Of the village's 185 hectares, 165 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (165 hectares). About 20 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 105 cultivators and 127 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 Sona Urf Nakike is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 15 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 Muhar Jamsher, Muazzam, Muhar Khiwa and Dona Sakandri.

What is the population of Muhar Sona Urf Nakike?

The population of Muhar Sona Urf Nakike was 537 at the 2011 census, living in 128 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Muhar Sona Urf Nakike have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Muhar Sona Urf Nakike has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.