Maruli Brahmananਮਰੁਲੀ ਬਰਹਮਨਨ

Where is Maruli Brahmanan?

Maruli Brahmanan is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Maruli--Brahmanan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031564, and it covers 217 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,551 people in Maruli Brahmanan: 809 men and 742 women, living in 319 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 217 hectares, the population density works out to about 715 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 917 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 153, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,120 people, about 72 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.53 per cent and women at 76.83 per cent. The census recorded 498 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 472 main workers, the largest group, 349, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 93 agricultural labourers and 27 cultivators on their own land. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Maruli Brahmanan's land. Of the village's 217 hectares, 188 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 168 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (168 hectares). About 29 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 27 cultivators and 100 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, 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Maruli Brahmanan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Punga, Bassi Daulat Khan, Man and Korangna.

What is the population of Maruli Brahmanan?

The population of Maruli Brahmanan was 1,551 at the 2011 census, living in 319 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Maruli Brahmanan have?

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