Muthianwaliਮੁਥਿਆਂਵਾਲੀ

Where is Muthianwali?

Muthianwali is a village of Fazilka tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fazilka community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035116, and it covers 724 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,327 people in Muthianwali: 1,218 men and 1,109 women, living in 489 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 724 hectares, the population density works out to about 321 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 334, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,595 people, about 69 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.09 per cent and women at 46.38 per cent. The census recorded 703 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 559 main workers, the largest group, 264, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 154 agricultural labourers and 138 cultivators on their own land. A further 144 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Muthianwali's land. Of the village's 724 hectares, 641 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (641 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 149 cultivators and 196 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Muthianwali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Choohriwala Chishti, Karni Khera, Ganj Bakhshani and Sureshwala.

What is the population of Muthianwali?

The population of Muthianwali was 2,327 at the 2011 census, living in 489 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Muthianwali have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Muthianwali has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.