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Where is Mulianwala?

Mulianwala is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028101, and it covers 217 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,724 people in Mulianwala: 917 men and 807 women, living in 338 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 217 hectares, the population density works out to about 794 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 880 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 168, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 272 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.93 per cent and women at 78.57 per cent. The census recorded 522 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 384 main workers, the largest group, 201, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 84 cultivators on their own land and 58 agricultural labourers. A further 138 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mulianwala's land. Of the village's 217 hectares, 187 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 100 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (100 hectares). About 30 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 96 cultivators and 63 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mulianwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kaler Khurd, Baroia, Bidhipur and Lehal.

What is the population of Mulianwala?

The population of Mulianwala was 1,724 at the 2011 census, living in 338 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Mulianwala have?

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