Mehatpurਮੇਹਤਪੁਰ

Where is Mehatpur?

Mehatpur is a village in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and is served by the Mahitpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029994, and it covers 1,191 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,804 people in Mehatpur: 2,943 men and 2,861 women, living in 1,186 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 1,191 hectares, the population density works out to about 487 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 972 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 593, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,830 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.61 per cent and women at 75.75 per cent. The census recorded 2,021 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 1,712 main workers, the largest group, 1,235, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 296 cultivators on their own land and 127 agricultural labourers. A further 309 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehatpur's land. Of the village's 1,191 hectares, 1,043 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (63 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (980 hectares). About 147 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 306 cultivators and 310 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, 2 government middle schools, 2 government secondary schools and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, an allopathic hospital and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Mehatpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shah Salempur, Tandaura, Angi Kiri and Samailpur (Nakodar).

What is the population of Mehatpur?

The population of Mehatpur was 5,804 at the 2011 census, living in 1,186 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Mehatpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mehatpur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.