Mohal Gawaraਮੋਹਲ ਗਵਰਾ

Where is Mohal Gawara?

Mohal Gawara is a village of Nabha tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhadson, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nabha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036419, and it covers 203 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 697 people in Mohal Gawara: 366 men and 331 women, living in 120 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 203 hectares, the population density works out to about 343 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 55, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 310 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.45 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.38 per cent and women at 66.99 per cent. The census recorded 213 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 199 main workers, the largest group, 120, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 47 other workers in trade, transport and services and 32 agricultural labourers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mohal Gawara's land. Of the village's 203 hectares, 193 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (78 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (115 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 123 cultivators and 38 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 one government primary school, 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Mohal Gawara is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bhadson, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pahlia Khurd, Bugga Khurd, Malewal and Pahlia Kalan.

What is the population of Mohal Gawara?

The population of Mohal Gawara was 697 at the 2011 census, living in 120 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Mohal Gawara have?

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