Muketramwalaਮੁਕੇਟਰਮਵਾਲਾ

Where is Muketramwala?

Muketramwala is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029477, and it covers 74 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 175 people in Muketramwala: 103 men and 72 women, living in 29 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 74 hectares, the population density works out to about 235 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 699 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.63 per cent and women at 72.06 per cent. The census recorded 67 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 67 main workers, the largest group, 56, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Muketramwala's land. Of the village's 74 hectares, 66 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (66 hectares). About 8 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 56 cultivators and 5 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Muketramwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Alahdad Chak, Mullan Kala, Jabo Sudhar and Wadhel Kadim.

What is the population of Muketramwala?

The population of Muketramwala was 175 at the 2011 census, living in 29 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Muketramwala have?

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