Musewalਮੁਸੇਵਾਲ

Where is Musewal?

Musewal is a village of Nakodar tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 9 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 029914, and it covers 117 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 342 people in Musewal: 181 men and 161 women, living in 70 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 117 hectares, the population density works out to about 292 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 890 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 153 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.52 per cent and women at 62.5 per cent. The census recorded 110 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 106 main workers, the largest group, 51, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 42 other workers in trade, transport and services and 13 cultivators on their own land. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Musewal's land. Of the village's 117 hectares, 102 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (102 hectares). About 11 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 14 cultivators and 51 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 ASHA health worker.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Musewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotla Bhagu, Nurpur (Nakodar), Ladhran and Rangra.

What is the population of Musewal?

The population of Musewal was 342 at the 2011 census, living in 70 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Musewal have?

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