Mehmudabadਮੇਹਮੁਡਆਬਾਦ

Where is Mehmudabad?

Mehmudabad is a village in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039546, and it covers 117 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 24 people in Mehmudabad: 15 men and 9 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 117 hectares, the population density works out to about 21 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 600 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 21 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 63.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.64 per cent and women at 62.5 per cent. The census recorded 14 workers, about 58 per cent of the village. Of the 14 main workers, the largest group, 14, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehmudabad's land. Of the village's 117 hectares, 113 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (113 hectares). About 4 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 14 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mehmudabad is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Malerkotla, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bir Ahmdabad, Upal Kheri, Ahmdabad and Manak Majra.

What is the population of Mehmudabad?

The population of Mehmudabad was 24 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Mehmudabad have?

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