Musapurਮੁਸਾਪੁਰ

Where is Musapur?

Musapur is a village in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Rahimpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030496, and it covers 99 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 51 people in Musapur: 29 men and 22 women, living in 8 households, an average of about 6.4 people per household. Spread over its 99 hectares, the population density works out to about 52 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 759 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 16 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 62.79 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 52.17 per cent and women at 75 per cent. The census recorded 18 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 12 main workers, the largest group, 10, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Musapur's land. Of the village's 99 hectares, 90 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (43 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (47 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 13 cultivators and 4 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 within five kilometres.

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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Musapur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 7 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 Rahimpur (Jalandhar II), Mustfapur, Dasupur and Chakrala.

What is the population of Musapur?

The population of Musapur was 51 at the 2011 census, living in 8 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Musapur have?

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