Mari Gaur Singhਮਾੜੀ ਗੌਰ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Mari Gaur Singh?

Mari Gaur Singh is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhikhiwind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038080, and it covers 659 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,376 people in Mari Gaur Singh: 1,279 men and 1,097 women, living in 443 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 659 hectares, the population density works out to about 361 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 858 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 290, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 856 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.05 per cent and women at 56.07 per cent. The census recorded 754 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 689 main workers, the largest group, 359, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 165 other workers in trade, transport and services and 138 agricultural labourers. A further 65 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mari Gaur Singh's land. Of the village's 659 hectares, 585 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (411 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (174 hectares). About 74 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 364 cultivators and 144 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 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mari Gaur Singh is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patti, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Darazke, Mari Samrai, Chella and Sandpura.

What is the population of Mari Gaur Singh?

The population of Mari Gaur Singh was 2,376 at the 2011 census, living in 443 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Mari Gaur Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mari Gaur Singh has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre.