Muradpurਮੁਰਡਪੁਰ

Where is Muradpur?

Muradpur is a village of Tarn Taran tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarn Taran community development block and is served by the Muradpur (76) 0197 gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038047, and it covers 666 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,242 people in Muradpur: 657 men and 585 women, living in 253 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 666 hectares, the population density works out to about 186 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 890 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 136, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 89 people, about 7 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.94 per cent and women at 80.53 per cent. The census recorded 472 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 300 main workers, the largest group, 268, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 20 cultivators on their own land and 7 household industry workers. A further 172 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Muradpur's land. Of the village's 666 hectares, 339 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (339 hectares). About 327 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 30 cultivators and 9 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Muradpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chhina Bidhi Chand and Dhala.

What is the population of Muradpur?

The population of Muradpur was 1,242 at the 2011 census, living in 253 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Muradpur have?

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