Mahal, Punjab

For other uses, see Mahal (disambiguation).

Mahal ਮਾਹਲ
Village
Mahal Show map of Punjab Mahal Show map of India Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 31°08′19″N 75°46′32″E / 31.1387419°N 75.7756287°E / 31.1387419; 75.7756287Coordinates: 31°08′19″N 75°46′32″E / 31.1387419°N 75.7756287°E / 31.1387419; 75.7756287
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Government
• Type	Panchayat raj
• Body	Gram panchayat
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,380^[1]
	Sex ratio 1731/1649 ♂/♀
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	144409
ISO 3166 code	IN-PB
Vehicle registration	PB-08
Website	jalandhar.nic.in

Mahal (Punjabi: ਮਾਹਲ) is a village in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 2.7 km (walking distance) away from Goraya, 18.5 km from Phillaur, 33 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 136 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.^[2]

Demography

According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Mahal has a total number of 691 houses and population of 3380 of which include 1731 males and 1649 females. Literacy rate of Mahal is 83.05%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 335 which is 9.91% of total population of Mahal, and child sex ratio is approximately 745 lower than state average of 846.

Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 38.49% of total population in Mahal. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far.

As per census 2011, 1019 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Mahal which includes 887 males and 132 females. According to census survey report 2011, 86.75% workers describe their work as main work and 13.25% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.^[1]

Transport

Goraya railway station is the nearest train station however, Phagwara Junction train station is 11.3 km away from the village. The village is 48.6 km away from domestic airport 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 127 km away in Amritsar.

References

1 2 "Village Population per Census India". censusindia.gov.in.
↑ "About the village". villageinfo.in.

Jalandhar district

Cities and villages in Jalandhar district	Adampur Alawalpur Apra Akalpur Anihar Ashahoor Ashaur Atta Atti Aujla Dhak Bachhowal Bainapur Bakapur Bansian Bhattian Bhogpur Burj Pukhta‎ Chak Des Raj Chak Sahbu Chhaula Chhokran Dhuleta Dosanjh Kalan Ganna Pind Garha Garhi Mahan Singh Goraya Jajo Mazara Jalandhar Jalandhar Cantonment Jandiala Jhungian Mahansingh Kadiana Kang Jagir Kartarpur Katana Katpalon Khaira Mushtarka Khanpur Kot Garewal Kotli Khakhian Ladian Landhra Lasara Lohgarh Lohian Khas Mallian Kalan Mandi Mansurpur Moron Nakodar Nagar Nurewal Nurmahal Pal Qadiam Palnau Panj Dhera Phalpota Phillaur Raipur Araiyan Raipur Sagnewal Ramgarh Rasulpur Ratainda Rurka Kalan Rurka Khurd Saifabad Sailkiyana Samrari Sansarpur Sarinh Shahkot Shahpur Shankar Sultanpur Tarkhan Mazara Tehang Turan

Other districts	Ajitgarh Amritsar Barnala Bathinda Faridkot Fatehgarh Sahib Fazilka Firozpur Gurudaspur Hoshiarpur Kapurthala Ludhiana Mansa Moga Pathankot Patiala Rupnagar Sangrur Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar Sri Muktsar Sahib Tarn Taran

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