Madhepurਮਧੇਪੁਰ

Where is Madhepur?

Madhepur is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027924, and it covers 82 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 624 people in Madhepur: 320 men and 304 women, living in 109 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 82 hectares, the population density works out to about 761 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 950 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 266 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.87 per cent and women at 74.53 per cent. The census recorded 172 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 168 main workers, the largest group, 119, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 49 cultivators on their own land. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Madhepur's land. Of the village's 82 hectares, 73 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (73 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 49 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. 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 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Madhepur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khushipur, Jandey, Bains and Chak Raja.

What is the population of Madhepur?

The population of Madhepur was 624 at the 2011 census, living in 109 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Madhepur have?

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