Maraulaਮਰੌਲਾ

Where is Maraula?

Maraula is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hazipur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031258, and it covers 33 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 673 people in Maraula: 354 men and 319 women, living in 140 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 33 hectares, the population density works out to about 2,039 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 91, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 60 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.85 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.49 per cent and women at 78.78 per cent. The census recorded 171 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 168 main workers, the largest group, 133, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 27 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Maraula's land. Of the village's 33 hectares, 28 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 12 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (12 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 28 cultivators and 8 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. 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 and an internet common service centre. 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

Maraula is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Noshera Shimli, Ajmer, Godho and Dhande Katwal.

What is the population of Maraula?

The population of Maraula was 673 at the 2011 census, living in 140 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Maraula have?

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