Multanpurਮੁਲਤਾਨਪੁਰ

Where is Multanpur?

Multanpur is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and is served by the Kauli gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036497, and it covers 93 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 979 people in Multanpur: 498 men and 481 women, living in 180 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 93 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,053 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 966 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 146, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 405 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.86 per cent and women at 59.8 per cent. The census recorded 296 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 265 main workers, the largest group, 217, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 31 cultivators on their own land and 14 agricultural labourers. A further 31 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Multanpur's land. Of the village's 93 hectares, 78 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (78 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 33 cultivators and 14 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included 2 community health centres, 2 primary health sub-centres and 2 allopathic hospitals. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Multanpur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patiala, about 12 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 Kauli, Alampur, bir Kauli and Dhareri Jattan.

What is the population of Multanpur?

The population of Multanpur was 979 at the 2011 census, living in 180 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Multanpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Multanpur has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.