Mahal Gehla
| Mahal Gehla ਮਾਹਲ ਗੇਹਲਾ | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Mahal Gehla  Mahal Gehla Location in Punjab, India | |
| Coordinates: 31°12′20″N 76°00′57″E / 31.2056602°N 76.0158299°ECoordinates: 31°12′20″N 76°00′57″E / 31.2056602°N 76.0158299°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat raj |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,403[1] |
| Sex ratio 1693/1710 ♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 144506 |
| Telephone code | 01884 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Post office | Mahil Gailan (S.O)[2] |
| Website |
nawanshahr |
Mahal Gehla (Punjabi: ਮਾਹਲ ਗੇਹਲਾ) is a village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) away from sub post office Mahil Gailan, 15.6 kilometres (9.7 mi) from Nawanshahr, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and 107 kilometres (66 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.[3]
Demography
As of 2011, Mahal Gehla has a total number of 754 houses and population of 3403 of which 1693 include are males while 1710 are females according to the report published by Census India in 2011. The literacy rate of Mahal Gehla is 77.71%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 335 which is 9.84% of total population of Mahal Gehla, and child sex ratio is approximately 948 as compared to Punjab state average of 846.[1][4]
Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 41.29% of total population in Mahal Gehla. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far.[1]
As per the report published by Census India in 2011, 1093 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Mahal Gehla which includes 920 males and 173 females. According to census survey report 2011, 86.73% workers describe their work as main work and 13.27% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.[1][5]
Education
Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial college Mukandpur and Sikh National College Banga are the nearest colleges. Industrial Training Institute for women (ITI Nawanshahr) is 18 kilometres (11 mi)[6] The village is 64 kilometres (40 mi) from Indian Institute of Technology and 37 kilometres (23 mi) away from Lovely Professional University.
List of schools nearby:
- Govt Senior Secondary School, Ladhana Jhikka
- Dashmesh Model School, Kahma
- Govt High School, Jhander Kalan
- Govt Gigh School, Khan Khana
- Guru Ram Dass Public School, Cheta
Transport
Khatkar Kalan Jhandaji railway station is the nearest train station, However, Garhshankar Junction train station is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) away from the village. Sahnewal Airport is the nearest domestic airport located 65 kilometres (40 mi) away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 145 kilometres (90 mi) away in Amritsar.[7]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Mahal Gehla Population per Census India". 2011 Census of India.
- ↑ "All India Pincode Directory" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
- ↑ "List of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in SBS Nagar district" (PDF). nawanshahr.gov.in (extract from Punjab Government Gazette).
- ↑ "Child Sex Ratio in India (2001-2011)". pib.nic.in.
- ↑ "District Census Handbook SBS Nagar" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
- ↑ "List of Schools and Colleges in SBS Nagar district" (PDF). sbsnagarpolice.com.
- ↑ "Distance from Mahal Gehla (Multiple routes)". Google Map.