Aima Mughlanਐਮਾ ਮੁਘਲਨ

Where is Aima Mughlan?

Aima Mughlan is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sujanpur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sujanpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027479, and it covers 59 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 569 people in Aima Mughlan: 294 men and 275 women, living in 110 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 59 hectares, the population density works out to about 964 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 935 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 420 people, about 74 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.21 per cent and women at 76.54 per cent. The census recorded 166 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 164 main workers, the largest group, 145, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 16 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Aima Mughlan's land. Of the village's 59 hectares, 53 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (53 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. With 16 cultivators and 0 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. 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 anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Aima Mughlan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sujanpur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Panjor, Gatora, Kalesar and Muradpur.

What is the population of Aima Mughlan?

The population of Aima Mughlan was 569 at the 2011 census, living in 110 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Aima Mughlan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Aima Mughlan has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.