Mirpur Saidanਮੀਰਪੁਰ ਸੈਡਨ

Where is Mirpur Saidan?

Mirpur Saidan is a village in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Shahkot, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lohian Khas community development block and is served by the Khanpur Rajputan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029836, and it covers 106 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 108 people in Mirpur Saidan: 59 men and 49 women, living in 18 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 106 hectares, the population density works out to about 102 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 831 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 27 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.47 per cent and women at 71.11 per cent. The census recorded 61 workers, about 56 per cent of the village. Of the 57 main workers, the largest group, 23, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 22 other workers in trade, transport and services and 12 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mirpur Saidan's land. Of the village's 106 hectares, 101 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (101 hectares). About 5 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 27 cultivators and 12 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Mirpur Saidan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Shahkot, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mulewal Brahmana, Namazipur, Mulewal Khaira and Isewal.

What is the population of Mirpur Saidan?

The population of Mirpur Saidan was 108 at the 2011 census, living in 18 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Mirpur Saidan have?

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