Mehmudpur Araianਮਹਿਮੂਦਪੁਰ ਅਰਾਈਆਂ

Where is Mehmudpur Araian?

Mehmudpur Araian is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036533, and it covers 97 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 194 people in Mehmudpur Araian: 103 men and 91 women, living in 38 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 97 hectares, the population density works out to about 200 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 883 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 53 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.06 per cent and women at 70.24 per cent. The census recorded 76 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 69 main workers, the largest group, 31, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 30 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehmudpur Araian's land. Of the village's 97 hectares, 86 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (86 hectares). About 11 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 30 cultivators and 9 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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

Mehmudpur Araian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patiala, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Daulatpur, Saifdipur, Falauli and Chuharpur Araian.

What is the population of Mehmudpur Araian?

The population of Mehmudpur Araian was 194 at the 2011 census, living in 38 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Mehmudpur Araian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mehmudpur Araian has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.