Mirpur (Batala)ਮੀਰਪੁਰ ਬਟਾਲਾ

Where is Mirpur (Batala)?

Mirpur (Batala) is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Batala community development block and is served by the Mirpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028665, and it covers 239 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,354 people in Mirpur (Batala): 708 men and 646 women, living in 261 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 239 hectares, the population density works out to about 567 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 152, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 176 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.12 per cent and women at 69.84 per cent. The census recorded 454 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 388 main workers, the largest group, 163, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 129 cultivators on their own land and 54 agricultural labourers. A further 66 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mirpur (Batala)'s land. Of the village's 239 hectares, 204 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (15 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (189 hectares). About 35 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 130 cultivators and 57 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 health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had 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

Mirpur (Batala) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Radhan, Kotla Baja Singh, Dadiala Najara and Sandalpur.

What is the population of Mirpur (Batala)?

The population of Mirpur (Batala) was 1,354 at the 2011 census, living in 261 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Mirpur (Batala) have?

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