Muradwala Bhumgarਮੁਰਡਵਾਲਾ ਭੁਂਗਰ

Where is Muradwala Bhumgar?

Muradwala Bhumgar is a village in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khuian Sarwar community development block and is served by the Muradwaloa Bhumgar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035132, and it covers 581 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 543 people in Muradwala Bhumgar: 289 men and 254 women, living in 95 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 581 hectares, the population density works out to about 93 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 879 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 76, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 330 people, about 61 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.66 per cent and women at 48.34 per cent. The census recorded 213 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 212 main workers, the largest group, 167, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 38 cultivators on their own land and 6 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Muradwala Bhumgar's land. Of the village's 581 hectares, 510 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (494 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (16 hectares). About 52 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 39 cultivators and 167 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Muradwala Bhumgar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Fazilka, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shehtirwala, Bareka, Tilanwali and Kheowali Mustal Bare Ke.

What is the population of Muradwala Bhumgar?

The population of Muradwala Bhumgar was 543 at the 2011 census, living in 95 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Muradwala Bhumgar have?

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