Muridpurਮੁਰੀਦਪੁਰ

Where is Muridpur?

Muridpur is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhogpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030514, and it covers 164 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 336 people in Muridpur: 171 men and 165 women, living in 68 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 164 hectares, the population density works out to about 205 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 965 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 194 people, about 58 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.46 per cent and women at 71.62 per cent. The census recorded 149 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 143 main workers, the largest group, 53, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 44 agricultural labourers and 37 cultivators on their own land. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Muridpur's land. Of the village's 164 hectares, 148 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (148 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 38 cultivators and 48 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Muridpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bula, Khanke Fatehgarh, Ghug and Momanpur.

What is the population of Muridpur?

The population of Muridpur was 336 at the 2011 census, living in 68 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Muridpur have?

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