Mukandpurਮੁਕਂਡਪੁਰ

Where is Mukandpur?

Mukandpur is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032047, and it covers 109 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 273 people in Mukandpur: 135 men and 138 women, living in 61 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 109 hectares, the population density works out to about 250 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1022 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 194 people, about 71 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.67 per cent and women at 72 per cent. The census recorded 87 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 48 main workers, the largest group, 23, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 12 cultivators on their own land and 7 household industry workers. A further 39 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mukandpur's land. Of the village's 109 hectares, 103 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (103 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 12 cultivators and 18 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

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

Mukandpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ghagon Guru, Chak Phullu, Thana and Chak Hajipur.

What is the population of Mukandpur?

The population of Mukandpur was 273 at the 2011 census, living in 61 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Mukandpur have?

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