Mehmudpurਮੇਹਮੁਡਪੁਰ

Where is Mehmudpur?

Mehmudpur is a village of Nakodar tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029919, and it covers 92 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 237 people in Mehmudpur: 128 men and 109 women, living in 57 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 92 hectares, the population density works out to about 258 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 852 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 105 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.28 per cent and women at 74.16 per cent. The census recorded 86 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 85 main workers, the largest group, 51, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 34 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehmudpur's land. Of the village's 92 hectares, 85 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (85 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 34 cultivators and 0 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 ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Mehmudpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 6 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 Bila Nawab, Hussainpur, Durgawal and Malri.

What is the population of Mehmudpur?

The population of Mehmudpur was 237 at the 2011 census, living in 57 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Mehmudpur have?

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