Muzaffarpurਮੁਜ਼ਫਫਰਪੁਰ

Where is Muzaffarpur?

Muzaffarpur is a village in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029949, and it covers 61 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 365 people in Muzaffarpur: 180 men and 185 women, living in 79 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 61 hectares, the population density works out to about 602 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1028 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 45, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 261 people, about 72 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.06 per cent and women at 61.21 per cent. The census recorded 115 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 114 main workers, the largest group, 111, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 agricultural labourers and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Muzaffarpur's land. Of the village's 61 hectares, 52 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (7 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (45 hectares). About 9 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 1 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. 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

Muzaffarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sharakpur, Chak Muglani, Shankar and Miranpur.

What is the population of Muzaffarpur?

The population of Muzaffarpur was 365 at the 2011 census, living in 79 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Muzaffarpur have?

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