Miranpurਮਿਰਨਪੁਰ

Where is Miranpur?

Miranpur is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and is served by the Shahjahanpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029505, and it covers 102 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 48 people in Miranpur: 27 men and 21 women, living in 7 households, an average of about 6.9 people per household. Spread over its 102 hectares, the population density works out to about 47 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 778 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 8 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 81.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.3 per cent and women at 71.43 per cent. The census recorded 14 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 14 main workers, the largest group, 13, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Miranpur's land. Of the village's 102 hectares, 93 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (93 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 13 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

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

Miranpur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 11 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 Rawal, Dalla, Haidrabad Dona and Shahjahanpur.

What is the population of Miranpur?

The population of Miranpur was 48 at the 2011 census, living in 7 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Miranpur have?

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