Sidhu Mutsadiਸਿੱਧੂ ਮੁਟਸਡੀ

Where is Sidhu Mutsadi?

Sidhu Mutsadi is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurmahal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030089, and it covers 106 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,319 people in Sidhu Mutsadi: 682 men and 637 women, living in 288 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 106 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,244 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 934 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 117, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,049 people, about 80 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.6 per cent and women at 74.83 per cent. The census recorded 406 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 392 main workers, the largest group, 337, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 52 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sidhu Mutsadi's land. Of the village's 106 hectares, 95 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (95 hectares). About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 54 cultivators and 2 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. 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 anganwadi centre and 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Sidhu Mutsadi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jago Sangha, Cheema Khurd, Pabwan and Cheema Kalan.

What is the population of Sidhu Mutsadi?

The population of Sidhu Mutsadi was 1,319 at the 2011 census, living in 288 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Sidhu Mutsadi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sidhu Mutsadi has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.