Muradpur (138ਮੁਰਾਦਪੁਰ (138)

Where is Muradpur (138?

Muradpur (138 is a village of Jalandhar East tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Alawalpur, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Adampur community development block and is served by the Muradpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030316, and it covers 90 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 275 people in Muradpur (138: 146 men and 129 women, living in 53 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 90 hectares, the population density works out to about 306 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 884 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 131 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.4 per cent and women at 75 per cent. The census recorded 100 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 30 main workers, the largest group, 17, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 10 household industry workers and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 70 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Muradpur (138's land. Of the village's 90 hectares, 83 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (83 hectares). About 7 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 1 cultivators and 61 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. 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 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Muradpur (138 is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Alawalpur, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jagrawan, Beas Pind, Dolike Sunderpur and Kotli Sheikhan.

What is the population of Muradpur (138?

The population of Muradpur (138 was 275 at the 2011 census, living in 53 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Muradpur (138 have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Muradpur (138 has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.