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Where is Saharna?

Saharna is a village of Mansa tehsil in Mansa district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mansa, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mansa community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036099, and it covers 344 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,708 people in Saharna: 920 men and 788 women, living in 342 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 344 hectares, the population density works out to about 497 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 857 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 207, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 888 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.19 per cent and women at 52.59 per cent. The census recorded 879 workers, about 51 per cent of the village. Of the 423 main workers, the largest group, 169, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 148 agricultural labourers and 100 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 456 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saharna's land. Of the village's 344 hectares, 309 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 304 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (288 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (16 hectares). About 35 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. The census recorded 317 cultivators and 417 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

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

Saharna is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mansa, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Mansa, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hirewala, Deluana, Nangal Kalan and Kot Dharmu.

What is the population of Saharna?

The population of Saharna was 1,708 at the 2011 census, living in 342 households in Mansa tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Saharna have?

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