Mirzapurਮਿਰਜ਼ਾਪੁਰ

Where is Mirzapur?

Mirzapur 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 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lohian Khas community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029708, and it covers 29 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 70 people in Mirzapur: 37 men and 33 women, living in 15 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 29 hectares, the population density works out to about 241 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 10 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 74.6 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.97 per cent and women at 78.12 per cent. The census recorded 47 workers, about 67 per cent of the village. Of the 45 main workers, the largest group, 22, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 17 cultivators on their own land and 6 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mirzapur's land. Of the village's 29 hectares, 17 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (17 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 17 cultivators and 0 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 five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mirzapur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Shahkot, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Miani, Chak Rame, Pipli and Rame.

What is the population of Mirzapur?

The population of Mirzapur was 70 at the 2011 census, living in 15 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Mirzapur have?

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