Mahrauliਮਹਰੌਲੀ

Where is Mahrauli?

Mahrauli is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and is served by the Mehrauli gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038389, and it covers 37 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 653 people in Mahrauli: 329 men and 324 women, living in 134 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 37 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,765 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 985 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 58, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 159 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.06 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.04 per cent and women at 79.86 per cent. The census recorded 172 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 164 main workers, the largest group, 73, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 46 cultivators on their own land and 44 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mahrauli's land. Of the village's 37 hectares, 29 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (29 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 46 cultivators and 48 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 primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Mahrauli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Aggampur, Chandesar, Bhaini and Lang Majri.

What is the population of Mahrauli?

The population of Mahrauli was 653 at the 2011 census, living in 134 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Mahrauli have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mahrauli has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.