Mir Chhotaਮੀਰ ਛੋਟਾ

Where is Mir Chhota?

Mir Chhota is a village in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Malian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030548, and it covers 131 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 66 people in Mir Chhota: 41 men and 25 women, living in 10 households, an average of about 6.6 people per household. Spread over its 131 hectares, the population density works out to about 50 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 610 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 23 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 49.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 60 per cent and women at 25 per cent. The census recorded 30 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 5 main workers, the largest group, 5, were cultivators on their own land. A further 25 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mir Chhota's land. Of the village's 131 hectares, 125 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (125 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 6 cultivators and 24 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Mir Chhota is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Mehmudpur, Kartarpur Rural, Bhikha Nangal and Ali Khel.

What is the population of Mir Chhota?

The population of Mir Chhota was 66 at the 2011 census, living in 10 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Mir Chhota have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mir Chhota has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.