Mehrajwalaਮੇਹਰਜਵਾਲਾ

Where is Mehrajwala?

Mehrajwala is a village in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malout community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035368, and it covers 703 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,701 people in Mehrajwala: 897 men and 804 women, living in 337 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 703 hectares, the population density works out to about 242 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 896 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 205, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 840 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.43 per cent and women at 53.61 per cent. The census recorded 705 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 670 main workers, the largest group, 397, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 197 cultivators on their own land and 71 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 35 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehrajwala's land. Of the village's 703 hectares, 613 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (613 hectares). About 90 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 203 cultivators and 417 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Mehrajwala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Muktsar, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Duhewala, Phulewala, Dhigana and Tamkot.

What is the population of Mehrajwala?

The population of Mehrajwala was 1,701 at the 2011 census, living in 337 households in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Mehrajwala have?

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