Mirzapurਮਿਰਜ਼ਾਪੁਰ

Where is Mirzapur?

Mirzapur 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 6 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 029470, and it covers 41 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 322 people in Mirzapur: 171 men and 151 women, living in 60 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 41 hectares, the population density works out to about 778 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 883 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 199 people, about 62 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.4 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.55 per cent and women at 63.7 per cent. The census recorded 146 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 56 main workers, the largest group, 54, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1 agricultural labourers and 1 household industry workers. A further 90 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mirzapur's land. Of the village's 41 hectares, 36 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (36 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 4 cultivators and 31 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mirzapur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 6 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 Busowal, Miani Bahadur, Fattowal and Bhago Arain.

What is the population of Mirzapur?

The population of Mirzapur was 322 at the 2011 census, living in 60 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Mirzapur have?

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