Mauliਮੌਲੀ

Where is Mauli?

Mauli is a village in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031087, and it covers 213 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 526 people in Mauli: 269 men and 257 women, living in 113 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 213 hectares, the population density works out to about 247 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 955 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 55, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.06 per cent and women at 81.3 per cent. The census recorded 135 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 132 main workers, the largest group, 75, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 43 other workers in trade, transport and services and 12 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mauli's land. Of the village's 213 hectares, 159 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 149 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (149 hectares). About 54 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 76 cultivators and 14 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. 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

Mauli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehndipur, Abdullapur, Papin and Barota Urf Puro Nangal.

What is the population of Mauli?

The population of Mauli was 526 at the 2011 census, living in 113 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Mauli have?

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