Mirpurਮੀਰਪੁਰ

Where is Mirpur?

Mirpur 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 10 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 029868, and it covers 114 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 661 people in Mirpur: 357 men and 304 women, living in 141 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 114 hectares, the population density works out to about 580 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 852 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 68, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 70 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.23 per cent and women at 71.43 per cent. The census recorded 218 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 207 main workers, the largest group, 180, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 13 cultivators on their own land and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mirpur's land. Of the village's 114 hectares, 102 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (102 hectares). About 12 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 14 cultivators and 11 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. 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 anganwadi centre and 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Mirpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 10 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 Mallian Kalan, Talwandi Salem, Mallian Khurd and Khiwa.

What is the population of Mirpur?

The population of Mirpur was 661 at the 2011 census, living in 141 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Mirpur have?

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