Mulewal Brahmanaਮੁਲੇਵਾਲ ਬਰਹਮਨਾ

Where is Mulewal Brahmana?

Mulewal Brahmana is a village of Shahkot tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Shahkot, about 5 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 029835, and it covers 162 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 683 people in Mulewal Brahmana: 355 men and 328 women, living in 140 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 162 hectares, the population density works out to about 421 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 924 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 89, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 362 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.9 per cent and women at 67.13 per cent. The census recorded 240 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 233 main workers, the largest group, 94, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 85 other workers in trade, transport and services and 52 cultivators on their own land. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mulewal Brahmana's land. Of the village's 162 hectares, 149 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (149 hectares). About 13 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 52 cultivators and 98 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Mulewal Brahmana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Shahkot, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mulewal Khaira, Mirpur Saidan, Khanpur Rajputan and Namazipur.

What is the population of Mulewal Brahmana?

The population of Mulewal Brahmana was 683 at the 2011 census, living in 140 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Mulewal Brahmana have?

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