Mussafarwalਮੁੱਸਫਰਵਲ

Where is Mussafarwal?

Mussafarwal is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and is served by the Milakwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033007, and it covers 113 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 122 people in Mussafarwal: 66 men and 56 women, living in 23 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 113 hectares, the population density works out to about 108 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 848 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 20 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 23 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.69 per cent and women at 82.61 per cent. The census recorded 30 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 30 main workers, the largest group, 24, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 agricultural labourers and 3 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mussafarwal's land. Of the village's 113 hectares, 98 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (98 hectares). About 1 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 24 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mussafarwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Milakwal, Sainsowal Khurd, Mand Jharaudi and Sainsowal Kalan.

What is the population of Mussafarwal?

The population of Mussafarwal was 122 at the 2011 census, living in 23 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Mussafarwal have?

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