Jeorgepur Urf Merry Purਜੇਓਰਗੇਪੁਰ ਉਰਫ ਮੇਰਰਯ ਪੁਰ

Where is Jeorgepur Urf Merry Pur?

Jeorgepur Urf Merry Pur is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029410, and it covers 830 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,441 people in Jeorgepur Urf Merry Pur: 731 men and 710 women, living in 286 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 830 hectares, the population density works out to about 174 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 971 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 155, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 397 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.29 per cent and women at 73.71 per cent. The census recorded 673 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 659 main workers, the largest group, 277, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 225 cultivators on their own land and 150 agricultural labourers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jeorgepur Urf Merry Pur's land. Of the village's 830 hectares, 774 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (774 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 226 cultivators and 156 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jeorgepur Urf Merry Pur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kalru, Dadwindi, Nasirpur and Jhalleiwala.

What is the population of Jeorgepur Urf Merry Pur?

The population of Jeorgepur Urf Merry Pur was 1,441 at the 2011 census, living in 286 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Jeorgepur Urf Merry Pur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jeorgepur Urf Merry Pur has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.