Mirpur Khurdਮੀਰਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Mirpur Khurd?

Mirpur Khurd is a village of Sardulgarh tehsil in Mansa district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sardulgarh, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sardulgarh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035944, and it covers 884 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,256 people in Mirpur Khurd: 1,200 men and 1,056 women, living in 445 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 884 hectares, the population density works out to about 255 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 880 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 294, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 981 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.46 per cent and women at 49.4 per cent. The census recorded 973 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 664 main workers, the largest group, 315, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 191 cultivators on their own land and 147 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 309 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mirpur Khurd's land. Of the village's 884 hectares, 813 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 718 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (414 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (304 hectares). About 71 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 237 cultivators and 444 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. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Mirpur Khurd is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sardulgarh, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sardulgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jatana Kalan, Tibi Hari Singh, Kotra and Sardulewala.

What is the population of Mirpur Khurd?

The population of Mirpur Khurd was 2,256 at the 2011 census, living in 445 households in Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Mirpur Khurd have?

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