Makhsuspurਮਖਸੁਸਪੁਰ

Where is Makhsuspur?

Makhsuspur is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031789, and it covers 120 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,039 people in Makhsuspur: 521 men and 518 women, living in 255 households, an average of about 4.1 people per household. Spread over its 120 hectares, the population density works out to about 866 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 994 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 96, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 678 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.5 per cent and women at 75.16 per cent. The census recorded 333 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 328 main workers, the largest group, 196, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 64 cultivators on their own land and 63 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Makhsuspur's land. Of the village's 120 hectares, 108 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (108 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 64 cultivators and 66 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Makhsuspur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chela, Ispur, Data and Alawalpur.

What is the population of Makhsuspur?

The population of Makhsuspur was 1,039 at the 2011 census, living in 255 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Makhsuspur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Makhsuspur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.