Phul Makauriਫੁਲ ਮਕੌਰੀ

Where is Phul Makauri?

Phul Makauri is a village of Nawanshahr tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rahon, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nawanshahr community development block and is served by the Kanun gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032292, and it covers 99 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 104 people in Phul Makauri: 50 men and 54 women, living in 22 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 99 hectares, the population density works out to about 105 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1080 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 74 people, about 71 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80 per cent and women at 61.22 per cent. The census recorded 28 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 28 main workers, the largest group, 12, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 8 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Phul Makauri's land. Of the village's 99 hectares, 77 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (77 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 8 cultivators and 8 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. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Phul Makauri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rahon, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Thathiala, Saidpur Kalan, Mehndipur and Kanaun.

What is the population of Phul Makauri?

The population of Phul Makauri was 104 at the 2011 census, living in 22 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Phul Makauri have?

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