Mullan Kalaਮੁੱਲਨ ਕਲਾ

Where is Mullan Kala?

Mullan Kala is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 6 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 029478, and it covers 98 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 258 people in Mullan Kala: 139 men and 119 women, living in 46 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 98 hectares, the population density works out to about 263 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 856 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 136 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.67 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 84 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 81 main workers, the largest group, 39, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 32 cultivators on their own land and 10 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mullan Kala's land. Of the village's 98 hectares, 91 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (91 hectares). About 7 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 32 cultivators and 41 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 ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Mullan Kala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 6 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 Muketramwala, Wadhel Kadim, Alahdad Chak and Gajipur.

What is the population of Mullan Kala?

The population of Mullan Kala was 258 at the 2011 census, living in 46 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Mullan Kala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mullan Kala has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.