Miran Kot Khurdਮਿਰਨ ਕੋਟ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Miran Kot Khurd?

Miran Kot Khurd is a village of Amritsar II tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Verka community development block and is served by the Miran--Kot--Khurd gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037625, and it covers 170 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,152 people in Miran Kot Khurd: 621 men and 531 women, living in 193 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 170 hectares, the population density works out to about 678 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 855 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 115, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 530 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.29 per cent and women at 67.57 per cent. The census recorded 382 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 374 main workers, the largest group, 267, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 57 cultivators on their own land and 47 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Miran Kot Khurd's land. Of the village's 170 hectares, 140 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (96 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (44 hectares). About 30 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 58 cultivators and 47 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Miran Kot Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Amritsar II, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Heir, Kamboh, Bal and Kherabad (349) (part).

What is the population of Miran Kot Khurd?

The population of Miran Kot Khurd was 1,152 at the 2011 census, living in 193 households in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Miran Kot Khurd have?

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