Mirpurਮੀਰਪੁਰ

Where is Mirpur?

Mirpur is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 15 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 027879, and it covers 54 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 236 people in Mirpur: 108 men and 128 women, living in 48 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 54 hectares, the population density works out to about 437 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1185 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.54 per cent and women at 80.53 per cent. The census recorded 43 workers, about 18 per cent of the village. Of the 39 main workers, the largest group, 22, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mirpur's land. Of the village's 54 hectares, 51 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (48 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (3 hectares). About 3 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 22 cultivators and 5 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mirpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 15 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 Ramwal, Dhaki and Fakkarpur.

What is the population of Mirpur?

The population of Mirpur was 236 at the 2011 census, living in 48 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Mirpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mirpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.