Madarpurਮਡਰਪੁਰ

Where is Madarpur?

Madarpur is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034202, and it covers 71 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 456 people in Madarpur: 235 men and 221 women, living in 98 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 71 hectares, the population density works out to about 640 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 940 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 64, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 456 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 46.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61 per cent and women at 31.25 per cent. The census recorded 255 workers, about 56 per cent of the village. Of the 243 main workers, the largest group, 113, were household industry workers, ahead of 107 agricultural labourers and 15 cultivators on their own land. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Madarpur's land. Of the village's 71 hectares, 59 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (59 hectares). About 12 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 15 cultivators and 113 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Madarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Takhtuwala, Bundala, Sanghera and Bhoghewala.

What is the population of Madarpur?

The population of Madarpur was 456 at the 2011 census, living in 98 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Madarpur have?

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