Mohamadpuraਮੋਹਮਡਪੁਰਾ

Where is Mohamadpura?

Mohamadpura is a village in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Raikot, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Raikot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033729, and it covers 390 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 500 people in Mohamadpura: 275 men and 225 women, living in 99 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 390 hectares, the population density works out to about 128 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 818 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 60, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 215 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.47 per cent and women at 67.82 per cent. The census recorded 150 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 150 main workers, the largest group, 65, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 43 other workers in trade, transport and services and 37 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mohamadpura's land. Of the village's 390 hectares, 365 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (65 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (300 hectares). About 25 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 65 cultivators and 37 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Mohamadpura is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Raikot, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Raikot, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhaini Baringan, kalsian, Sakhana and Johlan.

What is the population of Mohamadpura?

The population of Mohamadpura was 500 at the 2011 census, living in 99 households in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Mohamadpura have?

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