Mirthalਮਿਰਥਲ

Where is Mirthal?

Mirthal is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 15 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 027516, and it covers 610 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,108 people in Mirthal: 2,233 men and 1,875 women, living in 873 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 610 hectares, the population density works out to about 673 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 840 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 518, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 846 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.11 per cent and women at 81.67 per cent. The census recorded 1,356 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 1,099 main workers, the largest group, 861, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 139 cultivators on their own land and 67 agricultural labourers. A further 257 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mirthal's land. Of the village's 610 hectares, 227 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (227 hectares). About 262 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 158 cultivators and 107 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included 3 primary health centres, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Mirthal is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gurah Kalan, Abadgarh, Chak Chimna and Napwal.

What is the population of Mirthal?

The population of Mirthal was 4,108 at the 2011 census, living in 873 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Mirthal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mirthal has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.