Muchrowalਮੁਚਰੋਵਾਲ

Where is Muchrowal?

Muchrowal is a village in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bhogpur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhogpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030569, and it covers 132 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 375 people in Muchrowal: 195 men and 180 women, living in 73 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 132 hectares, the population density works out to about 285 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 923 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 54, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 229 people, about 61 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.18 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.95 per cent and women at 78.06 per cent. The census recorded 156 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 92 main workers, the largest group, 78, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 14 cultivators on their own land. A further 64 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Muchrowal's land. Of the village's 132 hectares, 122 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (122 hectares). About 10 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 21 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. 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.

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

Getting there

Muchrowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Bhogpur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shakarpur, Sada Chak, Pachranga and Ghorewahi.

What is the population of Muchrowal?

The population of Muchrowal was 375 at the 2011 census, living in 73 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Muchrowal have?

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