Mamdot Uttarਮਮਦੋਟ ਉੱਤਰ

Where is Mamdot Uttar?

Mamdot Uttar is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034735, and it covers 737 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,242 people in Mamdot Uttar: 3,324 men and 2,918 women, living in 1,186 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 737 hectares, the population density works out to about 847 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 878 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 731, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,191 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.05 per cent and women at 72.79 per cent. The census recorded 2,033 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 1,879 main workers, the largest group, 1,328, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 281 cultivators on their own land and 198 agricultural labourers. A further 154 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mamdot Uttar's land. Of the village's 737 hectares, 647 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (536 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (111 hectares). About 90 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 302 cultivators and 249 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, 2 government middle schools, 2 government secondary schools and 2 government senior secondary schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mamdot Uttar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lakha Singhwala Uttar, Mamdot Hithar, Chak Sawai Khurd and Lakha Singhwala Hithar.

What is the population of Mamdot Uttar?

The population of Mamdot Uttar was 6,242 at the 2011 census, living in 1,186 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Mamdot Uttar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mamdot Uttar has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.