Miran Kot Kalanਮਿਰਨ ਕੋਟ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Miran Kot Kalan?

Miran Kot Kalan is a village in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Verka community development block and is served by the Miran--Kot--Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037621, and it covers 779 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,539 people in Miran Kot Kalan: 2,421 men and 2,118 women, living in 865 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 779 hectares, the population density works out to about 583 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 875 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 600, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,757 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.18 per cent and women at 67.44 per cent. The census recorded 1,839 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 1,299 main workers, the largest group, 854, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 375 cultivators on their own land and 44 agricultural labourers. A further 540 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Miran Kot Kalan's land. Of the village's 779 hectares, 690 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (418 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (272 hectares). About 87 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 387 cultivators and 273 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 community health centre, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Miran Kot Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amritsar II, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Loharka Kalan, Sehchandar, Loharka Khurd and Bal.

What is the population of Miran Kot Kalan?

The population of Miran Kot Kalan was 4,539 at the 2011 census, living in 865 households in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Miran Kot Kalan have?

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