Musa Khailਮੁਸਾ ਖੈਲ

Where is Musa Khail?

Musa Khail is a village of Bhulath tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhulath, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nadala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029089, and it covers 82 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 435 people in Musa Khail: 215 men and 220 women, living in 109 households, an average of about 4.0 people per household. Spread over its 82 hectares, the population density works out to about 530 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1023 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 106 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.72 per cent and women at 66.33 per cent. The census recorded 118 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 109 main workers, the largest group, 59, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 25 cultivators on their own land and 24 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Musa Khail's land. Of the village's 82 hectares, 76 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (76 hectares). About 6 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 28 cultivators and 61 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.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Musa Khail is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bhulath, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Surak, Mehmadpur, Sher Singhwala and Shadipur.

What is the population of Musa Khail?

The population of Musa Khail was 435 at the 2011 census, living in 109 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Musa Khail have?

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