Mahewanਮਹੇਵਨ

Where is Mahewan?

Mahewan is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 32 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036780, and it covers 104 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 146 people in Mahewan: 71 men and 75 women, living in 23 households, an average of about 6.3 people per household. Spread over its 104 hectares, the population density works out to about 140 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1056 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.54 per cent and women at 65.62 per cent. The census recorded 46 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 21 main workers, the largest group, 10, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 25 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mahewan's land. Of the village's 104 hectares, 95 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (95 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 13 cultivators and 17 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 secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had 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 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

Mahewan is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 32 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sarustigarh, Bishangarh, Gagraula and Mohalgarh.

What is the population of Mahewan?

The population of Mahewan was 146 at the 2011 census, living in 23 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Mahewan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mahewan has a government secondary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.