Mojowalਮੋਜੋਵਾਲ

Where is Mojowal?

Mojowal is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 10 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 031177, and it covers 183 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 381 people in Mojowal: 171 men and 210 women, living in 72 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 183 hectares, the population density works out to about 208 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1228 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 102 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.56 per cent and women at 84.85 per cent. The census recorded 93 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 75 main workers, the largest group, 33, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 21 other workers in trade, transport and services and 13 household industry workers. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mojowal's land. Of the village's 183 hectares, 166 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (166 hectares). About 17 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 33 cultivators and 13 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mojowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 10 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 Plaki, Manjpur, Chak Bhaian and Bhangala.

What is the population of Mojowal?

The population of Mojowal was 381 at the 2011 census, living in 72 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Mojowal have?

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