Mirpurਮੀਰਪੁਰ

Where is Mirpur?

Mirpur is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 5 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 030988, and it covers 136 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 842 people in Mirpur: 415 men and 427 women, living in 180 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 136 hectares, the population density works out to about 619 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1029 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 77, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 500 people, about 59 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.99 per cent and women at 84.52 per cent. The census recorded 177 workers, about 21 per cent of the village. Of the 173 main workers, the largest group, 128, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 44 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 4 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 136 hectares, 115 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 101 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (101 hectares). About 12 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 44 cultivators and 1 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. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Mirpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dasua, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hirapur, Kotli, Banial and Chak Mehra.

What is the population of Mirpur?

The population of Mirpur was 842 at the 2011 census, living in 180 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Mirpur have?

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