Mulewal Araianਮੁਲੇਵਾਲ ਅਰਾਈਆਂ

Where is Mulewal Araian?

Mulewal Araian is a village of Shahkot tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Shahkot, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Shahkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029802, and it covers 225 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,002 people in Mulewal Araian: 514 men and 488 women, living in 199 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 225 hectares, the population density works out to about 445 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 949 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 91, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 602 people, about 60 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.41 per cent and women at 65.26 per cent. The census recorded 405 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 198 main workers, the largest group, 96, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 56 other workers in trade, transport and services and 33 agricultural labourers. A further 207 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mulewal Araian's land. Of the village's 225 hectares, 204 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (204 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 103 cultivators and 224 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Mulewal Araian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Shahkot, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Muridwal, Janian, Badshahpur and Kohar Kalan.

What is the population of Mulewal Araian?

The population of Mulewal Araian was 1,002 at the 2011 census, living in 199 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Mulewal Araian have?

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