Mehtabgarhਮੇਹਟਬਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Mehtabgarh?

Mehtabgarh is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037058, and it covers 290 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 132 people in Mehtabgarh: 68 men and 64 women, living in 21 households, an average of about 6.3 people per household. Spread over its 290 hectares, the population density works out to about 46 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 941 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 5 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 95.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 96.83 per cent and women at 93.65 per cent. The census recorded 42 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 42 main workers, the largest group, 29, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehtabgarh's land. Of the village's 290 hectares, 210 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (210 hectares). About 29 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 29 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mehtabgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shamdo, Chamaru, Nepran and Madanpur.

What is the population of Mehtabgarh?

The population of Mehtabgarh was 132 at the 2011 census, living in 21 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Mehtabgarh have?

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