Mirpurਮੀਰਪੁਰ

Where is Mirpur?

Mirpur is a village in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarn Taran community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037892, and it covers 185 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 885 people in Mirpur: 465 men and 420 women, living in 161 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 185 hectares, the population density works out to about 478 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 903 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 100, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 293 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.37 per cent and women at 64.12 per cent. The census recorded 299 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 286 main workers, the largest group, 155, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 103 cultivators on their own land and 27 agricultural labourers. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mirpur's land. Of the village's 185 hectares, 168 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (168 hectares). About 17 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 107 cultivators and 28 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Mirpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Panjwar, Kot Dharam Chand Kalan and Kot Dharam Chand Khurd.

What is the population of Mirpur?

The population of Mirpur was 885 at the 2011 census, living in 161 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Mirpur have?

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