Mianpurਮੀਆਂਪੁਰ

Where is Mianpur?

Mianpur is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038398, and it covers 76 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 356 people in Mianpur: 182 men and 174 women, living in 74 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 76 hectares, the population density works out to about 468 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 956 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 32 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.43 per cent and women at 82.78 per cent. The census recorded 107 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 106 main workers, the largest group, 80, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 25 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mianpur's land. Of the village's 76 hectares, 52 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 20 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (14 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (6 hectares). About 18 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 25 cultivators and 1 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Mianpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sahota, Lamlehri, Chak and Bacholi.

What is the population of Mianpur?

The population of Mianpur was 356 at the 2011 census, living in 74 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Mianpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mianpur has government schools from primary to secondary school level. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.