Mehndipurਮੇਹਨਡੀਪੁਰ

Where is Mehndipur?

Mehndipur is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 6 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 031086, and it covers 229 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,120 people in Mehndipur: 538 men and 582 women, living in 251 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 229 hectares, the population density works out to about 489 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1082 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 138, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 41 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.36 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.15 per cent and women at 76.12 per cent. The census recorded 199 workers, about 18 per cent of the village. Of the 180 main workers, the largest group, 84, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 74 cultivators on their own land and 14 agricultural labourers. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehndipur's land. Of the village's 229 hectares, 202 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 189 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (189 hectares). About 27 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 74 cultivators and 29 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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

Mehndipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 6 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 Papin, Mauli, Bagrohi and Abdullapur.

What is the population of Mehndipur?

The population of Mehndipur was 1,120 at the 2011 census, living in 251 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Mehndipur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mehndipur has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.