Marulaਮਰੁਲਾ

Where is Marula?

Marula is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031818, and it covers 170 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 861 people in Marula: 427 men and 434 women, living in 188 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 170 hectares, the population density works out to about 506 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1016 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 91, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 446 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.08 per cent and women at 77.12 per cent. The census recorded 275 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 246 main workers, the largest group, 156, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 61 cultivators on their own land and 23 agricultural labourers. A further 29 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Marula's land. Of the village's 170 hectares, 130 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 124 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (124 hectares). About 28 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 62 cultivators and 41 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. 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

Marula is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Saidpur, Taulian, Punj and Nauneetpur.

What is the population of Marula?

The population of Marula was 861 at the 2011 census, living in 188 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Marula have?

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