Mughowalਮੁਘੋਵਾਲ

Where is Mughowal?

Mughowal 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 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and is served by the Kalian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031537, and it covers 88 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 41 people in Mughowal: 24 men and 17 women, living in 8 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 88 hectares, the population density works out to about 47 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 708 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 20 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 81.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.95 per cent and women at 85.71 per cent. The census recorded 18 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 15 main workers, the largest group, 14, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mughowal's land. Of the village's 88 hectares, 78 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 51 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (51 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 14 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Mughowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Naurangabad, Bhilowal, Bajraur and Kalian.

What is the population of Mughowal?

The population of Mughowal was 41 at the 2011 census, living in 8 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Mughowal have?

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