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Where is Mahan Dev Kalan?

Mahan Dev Kalan is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and is served by the Mohan Dev Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028306, and it covers 117 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 583 people in Mahan Dev Kalan: 316 men and 267 women, living in 99 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 117 hectares, the population density works out to about 498 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 845 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 39, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 128 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.24 per cent and women at 77.56 per cent. The census recorded 170 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 163 main workers, the largest group, 108, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 44 cultivators on their own land and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mahan Dev Kalan's land. Of the village's 117 hectares, 97 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (95 hectares). About 18 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 45 cultivators and 11 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mahan Dev Kalan is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Talwandi (370), Babri Nangal, Rattowal and Manepur.

What is the population of Mahan Dev Kalan?

The population of Mahan Dev Kalan was 583 at the 2011 census, living in 99 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Mahan Dev Kalan have?

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