Muktsar Ruralਮੁਕਤਸਰ ਰੁਰਲ

Where is Muktsar Rural?

Muktsar Rural is a village in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Muktsar community development block and is served by the Muktsar(Rural) (Gobind Nagri) gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035398, and it covers 4,914 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,989 people in Muktsar Rural: 1,067 men and 922 women, living in 396 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 4,914 hectares, the population density works out to about 40 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 864 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 263, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,337 people, about 67 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 52.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 56.85 per cent and women at 47.89 per cent. The census recorded 661 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 659 main workers, the largest group, 412, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 142 other workers in trade, transport and services and 100 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Muktsar Rural's land. Of the village's 4,914 hectares, 4,401 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (4,401 hectares). About 513 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 100 cultivators and 412 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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

Muktsar Rural is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Muktsar, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Barkandi, Bir Sarkar, Bhullar and Sangu Dhaun.

What is the population of Muktsar Rural?

The population of Muktsar Rural was 1,989 at the 2011 census, living in 396 households in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Muktsar Rural have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Muktsar Rural has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.