Mehmadpurਮਹਿਮਦਪੁਰ

Where is Mehmadpur?

Mehmadpur is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037077, and it covers 362 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 663 people in Mehmadpur: 358 men and 305 women, living in 125 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 362 hectares, the population density works out to about 183 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 852 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 81, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 113 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.99 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.53 per cent and women at 66.79 per cent. The census recorded 207 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 183 main workers, the largest group, 99, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 61 cultivators on their own land and 21 agricultural labourers. A further 24 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehmadpur's land. Of the village's 362 hectares, 285 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 247 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (247 hectares). About 77 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 61 cultivators and 27 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mehmadpur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shambhoo Kalan, Rajgarh, Naushera and Ram Nagar.

What is the population of Mehmadpur?

The population of Mehmadpur was 663 at the 2011 census, living in 125 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Mehmadpur have?

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