Muradpur Narialਮੁਰਡਪੁਰ ਨਰਿਆਲ

Where is Muradpur Narial?

Muradpur Narial is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Muradpur--Narial gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030698, and it covers 216 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,575 people in Muradpur Narial: 793 men and 782 women, living in 333 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 216 hectares, the population density works out to about 729 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 986 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 139, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 693 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 91.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.17 per cent and women at 87.08 per cent. The census recorded 779 workers, about 49 per cent of the village. Of the 694 main workers, the largest group, 389, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 190 cultivators on their own land and 98 agricultural labourers. A further 85 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Muradpur Narial's land. Of the village's 216 hectares, 183 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 182 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (182 hectares). About 28 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 198 cultivators and 106 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 village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included 2 community health centres, 2 primary health centres, 2 primary health sub-centres, 2 allopathic hospitals, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Muradpur Narial is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhamian Khurd, Sikri, Badala Pukhta and Nainowal Baid.

What is the population of Muradpur Narial?

The population of Muradpur Narial was 1,575 at the 2011 census, living in 333 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Muradpur Narial have?

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