Mirpurਮੀਰਪੁਰ

Where is Mirpur?

Mirpur is a village in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 14 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 031224, and it covers 111 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 182 people in Mirpur: 88 men and 94 women, living in 38 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 111 hectares, the population density works out to about 164 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1068 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 23, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 6 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.84 per cent and women at 83.53 per cent. The census recorded 46 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 32 main workers, the largest group, 17, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 14 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mirpur's land. Of the village's 111 hectares, 100 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (100 hectares). About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 17 cultivators and 10 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Mirpur 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 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pandori, Tanda Churian, Chak Sheru and Chanaur.

What is the population of Mirpur?

The population of Mirpur was 182 at the 2011 census, living in 38 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Mirpur have?

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