Mubarakpurਮੁਬਰਕਪੁਰ

Where is Mubarakpur?

Mubarakpur is a village of Jalandhar East tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (East) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030345, and it covers 108 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,031 people in Mubarakpur: 515 men and 516 women, living in 220 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 108 hectares, the population density works out to about 955 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1002 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 117, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 886 people, about 86 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.78 per cent and women at 71.77 per cent. The census recorded 306 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 245 main workers, the largest group, 220, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 16 cultivators on their own land and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 61 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mubarakpur's land. Of the village's 108 hectares, 84 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (84 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 16 cultivators and 36 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mubarakpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shekhe Pind, Chander Sain, Sherpur (Jalandhar I) and Dhada.

What is the population of Mubarakpur?

The population of Mubarakpur was 1,031 at the 2011 census, living in 220 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Mubarakpur have?

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