Maujopurਮੌਜੋਪੁਰ

Where is Maujopur?

Maujopur is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032041, and it covers 81 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 341 people in Maujopur: 180 men and 161 women, living in 56 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 81 hectares, the population density works out to about 421 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 894 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.05 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 70 workers, about 21 per cent of the village. Of the 35 main workers, the largest group, 21, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 35 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Maujopur's land. Of the village's 81 hectares, 71 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 70 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (70 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 38 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre. 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

Maujopur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Kukar Majara, Nangal, Ror Majara and Bora.

What is the population of Maujopur?

The population of Maujopur was 341 at the 2011 census, living in 56 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Maujopur have?

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