Amirpurਅਮਿਰਪੁਰ

Where is Amirpur?

Amirpur is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031082, and it covers 143 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 610 people in Amirpur: 286 men and 324 women, living in 115 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 143 hectares, the population density works out to about 427 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1133 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 92, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 13 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 91.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.38 per cent and women at 87.5 per cent. The census recorded 48 workers, about 8 per cent of the village. Of the 5 main workers, the largest group, 3, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 agricultural labourers and 1 household industry workers. A further 43 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Amirpur's land. Of the village's 143 hectares, 113 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 109 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (109 hectares). About 30 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 9 cultivators and 14 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Amirpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chakowal, Baopur, Samra and Bagrohi.

What is the population of Amirpur?

The population of Amirpur was 610 at the 2011 census, living in 115 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Amirpur have?

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