Madhopurਮਧੋਪੁਰ

Where is Madhopur?

Madhopur is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sujanpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sujanpur community development block and is served by the Madhopur. gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027408, and it covers 56 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,265 people in Madhopur: 1,457 men and 808 women, living in 398 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 56 hectares, the population density works out to about 4,045 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 555 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 264, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 944 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 91.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.88 per cent and women at 82.61 per cent. The census recorded 1,072 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 1,060 main workers, the largest group, 1,019, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 32 cultivators on their own land and 7 household industry workers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Madhopur's land. Of the village's 56 hectares, 12 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (11 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (1 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 32 cultivators and 2 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Madhopur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sujanpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sadhauri, Madhopur Chhauni, Khala and Gurah Khurd.

What is the population of Madhopur?

The population of Madhopur was 2,265 at the 2011 census, living in 398 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Madhopur have?

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