Mirjanpurਮਿਰਜਨਪੁਰ

Where is Mirjanpur?

Mirjanpur is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027899, and it covers 65 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 331 people in Mirjanpur: 173 men and 158 women, living in 68 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 65 hectares, the population density works out to about 509 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 913 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 20, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 126 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.41 per cent and women at 75.51 per cent. The census recorded 116 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 114 main workers, the largest group, 64, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 36 cultivators on their own land and 11 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mirjanpur's land. Of the village's 65 hectares, 59 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (59 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 37 cultivators and 11 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Mirjanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Haripur, Daliya, Lohgarh and Chuhar Chak.

What is the population of Mirjanpur?

The population of Mirjanpur was 331 at the 2011 census, living in 68 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Mirjanpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mirjanpur has government schools from primary to middle school level. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.