Mohiwalਮੋਹਿਵਲ

Where is Mohiwal?

Mohiwal is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038405, and it covers 256 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 431 people in Mohiwal: 243 men and 188 women, living in 89 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 256 hectares, the population density works out to about 168 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 774 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 51, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 50 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.84 per cent and women at 59.04 per cent. The census recorded 150 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 70 main workers, the largest group, 47, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 20 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 household industry workers. A further 80 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mohiwal's land. Of the village's 256 hectares, 91 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 5 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (3 hectares). About 77 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 54 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.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Mohiwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tarapur, Dhanera, Nanowal and Lakher.

What is the population of Mohiwal?

The population of Mohiwal was 431 at the 2011 census, living in 89 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Mohiwal have?

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