Mirzapurਮਿਰਜ਼ਾਪੁਰ

Where is Mirzapur?

Mirzapur is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 16 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 036922, and it covers 156 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 530 people in Mirzapur: 278 men and 252 women, living in 90 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 156 hectares, the population density works out to about 340 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 906 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 54, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.4 per cent and women at 77.43 per cent. The census recorded 133 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 132 main workers, the largest group, 58, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 27 household industry workers and 25 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mirzapur's land. Of the village's 156 hectares, 148 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 75 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). About 8 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 59 cultivators and 22 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mirzapur is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sandharsi, Ballopur, Hassanpur and Sanjarpur.

What is the population of Mirzapur?

The population of Mirzapur was 530 at the 2011 census, living in 90 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Mirzapur have?

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