Mianpur Handurਮੀਆਂਪੁਰ ਹਂਡੁਰ

Where is Mianpur Handur?

Mianpur Handur is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and is served by the Mianpur Handur Khara, Mianpur Handoor Upper gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038527, and it covers 108 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 898 people in Mianpur Handur: 473 men and 425 women, living in 144 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 108 hectares, the population density works out to about 831 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 899 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 86, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 238 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.71 per cent and women at 76.49 per cent. The census recorded 256 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 222 main workers, the largest group, 146, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 64 cultivators on their own land and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 34 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mianpur Handur's land. Of the village's 108 hectares, 94 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (15 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (76 hectares). About 14 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 79 cultivators and 12 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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. 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

Mianpur Handur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dadhi, Hardo Namoh, Dhabur and Hardo Haripur.

What is the population of Mianpur Handur?

The population of Mianpur Handur was 898 at the 2011 census, living in 144 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Mianpur Handur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mianpur Handur has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.