Mehsampur (Nakodar)ਮੇਹਸਮਪੁਰ ਨਕੋਦਰ

Where is Mehsampur (Nakodar)?

Mehsampur (Nakodar) is a village of Nakodar tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and is served by the Mehsampur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029997, and it covers 367 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,287 people in Mehsampur (Nakodar): 654 men and 633 women, living in 247 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 367 hectares, the population density works out to about 351 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 968 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 166, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 696 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.13 per cent and women at 67.58 per cent. The census recorded 466 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 311 main workers, the largest group, 113, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 103 cultivators on their own land and 91 agricultural labourers. A further 155 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehsampur (Nakodar)'s land. Of the village's 367 hectares, 335 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (335 hectares). About 32 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 107 cultivators and 211 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Mehsampur (Nakodar) 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 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Samailpur (Nakodar), Ummarwal Billa, Tandaura and Sangowal (Nakodar).

What is the population of Mehsampur (Nakodar)?

The population of Mehsampur (Nakodar) was 1,287 at the 2011 census, living in 247 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Mehsampur (Nakodar) have?

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