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 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hazipur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031097, and it covers 202 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,418 people in Muradpur: 714 men and 704 women, living in 309 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 202 hectares, the population density works out to about 702 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 986 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 133, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 298 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.81 per cent and women at 81.8 per cent. The census recorded 336 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 332 main workers, the largest group, 242, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 56 cultivators on their own land and 32 agricultural labourers. A further 4 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 202 hectares, 184 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (184 hectares). About 18 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 32 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 2 government middle schools, 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

Muradpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 3 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 Mahiul-Dinpur Dalel, Panjdhera Gazi, Dugri Raj Putan and Panjdhera Rahia.

What is the population of Muradpur?

The population of Muradpur was 1,418 at the 2011 census, living in 309 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Muradpur have?

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