Mulakotਮੁਲਾਕੋਟ

Where is Mulakot?

Mulakot is a village in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 28 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chogawan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037205, and it covers 84 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 236 people in Mulakot: 125 men and 111 women, living in 31 households, an average of about 7.6 people per household. Spread over its 84 hectares, the population density works out to about 281 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 888 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.65 per cent and women at 76 per cent. The census recorded 78 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 77 main workers, the largest group, 57, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 19 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mulakot's land. Of the village's 84 hectares, 72 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (72 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 58 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Mulakot is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 28 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Lopoke, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Audar, Bachiwind, Dhariwal and Dala.

What is the population of Mulakot?

The population of Mulakot was 236 at the 2011 census, living in 31 households in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Mulakot have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mulakot has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.