Muradpurਮੁਰਡਪੁਰ

Where is Muradpur?

Muradpur is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Muradpur Jattan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031069, and it covers 152 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 925 people in Muradpur: 480 men and 445 women, living in 175 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 152 hectares, the population density works out to about 609 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 927 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 94, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 112 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.72 per cent and women at 74.94 per cent. The census recorded 251 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 130 main workers, the largest group, 70, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 55 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 121 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Muradpur's land. Of the village's 152 hectares, 114 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 102 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (102 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 57 cultivators and 18 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Muradpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 7 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 Dhanoya, Chhangla, Sihan and Umarpur.

What is the population of Muradpur?

The population of Muradpur was 925 at the 2011 census, living in 175 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Muradpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Muradpur has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.