Muradpurਮੁਰਾਦਪੁਰ

Where is Muradpur?

Muradpur is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sujanpur, about 4 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 027481, and it covers 161 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 944 people in Muradpur: 496 men and 448 women, living in 182 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 161 hectares, the population density works out to about 587 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 903 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 97, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 258 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.49 per cent and women at 75.37 per cent. The census recorded 259 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 96 main workers, the largest group, 66, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 24 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 163 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 161 hectares, 136 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (136 hectares). About 24 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 34 cultivators and 5 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. 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 10 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 Sujanpur, about 4 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 Gatora, Bahlolpur, Aima Mughlan and Jamalpur.

What is the population of Muradpur?

The population of Muradpur was 944 at the 2011 census, living in 182 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Muradpur have?

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