Madarpurਮਡਰਪੁਰ

Where is Madarpur?

Madarpur is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027648, and it covers 138 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,002 people in Madarpur: 509 men and 493 women, living in 199 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 138 hectares, the population density works out to about 726 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 969 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 101, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 472 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.67 per cent and women at 80.71 per cent. The census recorded 269 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 98 main workers, the largest group, 61, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 32 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 171 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 138 hectares, 122 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (42 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 61 cultivators and 174 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Madarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bahdo Chak, Khiyala, Dholowal and Saidipur.

What is the population of Madarpur?

The population of Madarpur was 1,002 at the 2011 census, living in 199 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot 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.