Makhanpuraਮੱਖਣਪੁਰਾ

Where is Makhanpura?

Makhanpura is a village in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 28 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chogawan community development block and is served by the Pandori gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037200, and it covers 35 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 80 people in Makhanpura: 40 men and 40 women, living in 14 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 35 hectares, the population density works out to about 229 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.56 per cent and women at 76.92 per cent. The census recorded 26 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 26 main workers, the largest group, 26, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Makhanpura's land. Of the village's 35 hectares, 31 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (31 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 26 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Makhanpura is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 28 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Lopoke, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gagarmal, Pandori, Sarangra and Chak Allah Bakash.

What is the population of Makhanpura?

The population of Makhanpura was 80 at the 2011 census, living in 14 households in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Makhanpura have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Makhanpura has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.