Madpurਮਡਪੁਰ

Where is Madpur?

Madpur is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038712, and it covers 88 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 296 people in Madpur: 167 men and 129 women, living in 52 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 88 hectares, the population density works out to about 336 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 772 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 5 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 6 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.79 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.03 per cent and women at 81.45 per cent. The census recorded 92 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 81 main workers, the largest group, 55, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 18 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Madpur's land. Of the village's 88 hectares, 72 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 71 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (71 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 64 cultivators and 4 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.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Madpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mianpur, Santokhgarh, Manak Majra and Sarari.

What is the population of Madpur?

The population of Madpur was 296 at the 2011 census, living in 52 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Madpur have?

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