Madan Heriਮਦਨ ਹੇੜੀ

Where is Madan Heri?

Madan Heri is a village of Kharar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kharar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039116, and it covers 149 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 861 people in Madan Heri: 463 men and 398 women, living in 161 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 149 hectares, the population density works out to about 578 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 860 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 69, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 223 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.75 per cent and women at 82.07 per cent. The census recorded 275 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 269 main workers, the largest group, 153, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 99 cultivators on their own land and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Madan Heri's land. Of the village's 149 hectares, 149 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 139 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (139 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 99 cultivators and 10 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. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Madan Heri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kharar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Deh Kalan, Cholta Khurd, Nabipur and Cholta Kalan.

What is the population of Madan Heri?

The population of Madan Heri was 861 at the 2011 census, living in 161 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Madan Heri have?

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