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Maherna Kalan Population - Ludhiana, Punjab

Maherna Kalan is a large village located in Raikot Tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab with total 487 families residing. The Maherna Kalan village has population of 2495 of which 1333 are males while 1162 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Maherna Kalan village population of children with age 0-6 is 209 which makes up 8.38 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Maherna Kalan village is 872 which is lower than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Maherna Kalan as per census is 953, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Maherna Kalan village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Maherna Kalan village was 78.83 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Maherna Kalan Male literacy stands at 82.54 % while female literacy rate was 74.53 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Maherna Kalan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Maherna Kalan village.

Maherna Kalan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 487 - -
Population 2,495 1,333 1,162
Child (0-6) 209 107 102
Schedule Caste 649 335 314
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 78.83 % 82.54 % 74.53 %
Total Workers 722 685 37
Main Worker 639 - -
Marginal Worker 83 76 7

Caste Factor

Maherna Kalan village of Ludhiana has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.01 % of total population in Maherna Kalan village. The village Maherna Kalan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Maherna Kalan village out of total population, 722 were engaged in work activities. 88.50 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.50 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 722 workers engaged in Main Work, 357 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourer.