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Where is Mutfaroa?

Mutfaroa is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sujanpur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sujanpur community development block and is served by the Mutfurka,Maira gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027412, and it covers 372 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,842 people in Mutfaroa: 1,528 men and 1,314 women, living in 555 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 372 hectares, the population density works out to about 764 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 860 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 311, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 650 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.86 per cent and women at 79.05 per cent. The census recorded 736 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 551 main workers, the largest group, 326, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 139 agricultural labourers and 81 cultivators on their own land. A further 185 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mutfaroa's land. Of the village's 372 hectares, 295 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (35 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (111 hectares). About 70 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 84 cultivators and 160 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mutfaroa is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sujanpur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ranipur, Jhanjeli, Gurah Khurd and Dadwan.

What is the population of Mutfaroa?

The population of Mutfaroa was 2,842 at the 2011 census, living in 555 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Mutfaroa have?

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