Mianpurਮੀਆਂਪੁਰ

Where is Mianpur?

Mianpur is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 9 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 038711, and it covers 76 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,160 people in Mianpur: 1,194 men and 966 women, living in 433 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 76 hectares, the population density works out to about 2,842 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 809 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 204, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 643 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.25 per cent and women at 77.62 per cent. The census recorded 702 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 661 main workers, the largest group, 394, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 150 cultivators on their own land and 103 household industry workers. A further 41 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, 54 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (54 hectares). About 21 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 157 cultivators and 18 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Mianpur 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 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Manak Majra, Madpur, Gandhon Kalan and Santokhgarh.

What is the population of Mianpur?

The population of Mianpur was 2,160 at the 2011 census, living in 433 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Mianpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mianpur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.