Mularwalਮੁਲਰਵਾਲ

Where is Mularwal?

Mularwal is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and is served by the Parsota gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031884, and it covers 53 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 61 people in Mularwal: 32 men and 29 women, living in 14 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 53 hectares, the population density works out to about 115 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 906 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 32 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.66 per cent and women at 78.26 per cent. The census recorded 37 workers, about 61 per cent of the village. Of the 19 main workers, the largest group, 14, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mularwal's land. Of the village's 53 hectares, 43 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 32 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (32 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 6 cultivators and 2 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.

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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Mularwal is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 20 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 Parsota, Manolian, Mautian and Rakhial.

What is the population of Mularwal?

The population of Mularwal was 61 at the 2011 census, living in 14 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Mularwal have?

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