Mohi Kalanਮੋਹੀ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Mohi Kalan?

Mohi Kalan is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and is served by the Mohil Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037052, and it covers 320 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,063 people in Mohi Kalan: 562 men and 501 women, living in 217 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 320 hectares, the population density works out to about 332 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 891 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 121, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 134 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.6 per cent and women at 68.33 per cent. The census recorded 338 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 333 main workers, the largest group, 138, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 103 other workers in trade, transport and services and 91 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mohi Kalan's land. Of the village's 320 hectares, 293 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (293 hectares). About 26 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 139 cultivators and 91 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included 2 primary health sub-centres. 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

Mohi Kalan is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Changeran, Mohi Khurd, Bal Majra and Thuha.

What is the population of Mohi Kalan?

The population of Mohi Kalan was 1,063 at the 2011 census, living in 217 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Mohi Kalan have?

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