Mathahariਮਥਹਰੀ

Where is Mathahari?

Mathahari is a village of Chamkaur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kurali, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Morinda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038952, and it covers 84 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 245 people in Mathahari: 118 men and 127 women, living in 44 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 84 hectares, the population density works out to about 292 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1076 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 42, about 17 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 69.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.26 per cent and women at 65.69 per cent. The census recorded 75 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 67 main workers, the largest group, 29, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 29 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 household industry workers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mathahari's land. Of the village's 84 hectares, 41 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 37 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (37 hectares). About 38 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 32 cultivators and 4 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mathahari is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kurali, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chotamla, Bari Mandauli, Ramgarh Alias Manda and Kulheri.

What is the population of Mathahari?

The population of Mathahari was 245 at the 2011 census, living in 44 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Mathahari have?

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