Sehajpur Kalanਸੇਹਜਪੁਰ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Sehajpur Kalan?

Sehajpur Kalan is a village in Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Samana, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036176, and it covers 274 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 896 people in Sehajpur Kalan: 471 men and 425 women, living in 162 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 274 hectares, the population density works out to about 327 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 902 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 97, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 105 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.25 per cent and women at 52.99 per cent. The census recorded 239 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 239 main workers, the largest group, 150, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 72 other workers in trade, transport and services and 15 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sehajpur Kalan's land. Of the village's 274 hectares, 209 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (171 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (38 hectares). About 22 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 150 cultivators and 15 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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 9 hours a day.

Getting there

Sehajpur Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Samana, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Samana, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mavi Kalan, Dharamgarh, Lutki Majra Urf Joramajra and Ghangrouli.

What is the population of Sehajpur Kalan?

The population of Sehajpur Kalan was 896 at the 2011 census, living in 162 households in Samana tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Sehajpur Kalan have?

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