Mahdipurਮਹਡੀਪੁਰ

Where is Mahdipur?

Mahdipur is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030760, and it covers 147 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 374 people in Mahdipur: 200 men and 174 women, living in 83 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 147 hectares, the population density works out to about 254 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 870 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 277 people, about 74 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.21 per cent and women at 76.28 per cent. The census recorded 116 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 113 main workers, the largest group, 82, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 20 cultivators on their own land and 11 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mahdipur's land. Of the village's 147 hectares, 123 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (123 hectares). About 24 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 21 cultivators and 84 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mahdipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dasua, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ashrafpur, Mangat, Kalyanpur and Ludhiani.

What is the population of Mahdipur?

The population of Mahdipur was 374 at the 2011 census, living in 83 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Mahdipur have?

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