Mothapurਮੋਥਾਪੁਰ

Where is Mothapur?

Mothapur 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 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurpur Bedi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038426, and it covers 251 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 711 people in Mothapur: 350 men and 361 women, living in 136 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 251 hectares, the population density works out to about 283 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1031 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 83, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 158 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.1 per cent and women at 70.44 per cent. The census recorded 190 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 167 main workers, the largest group, 96, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 67 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 23 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mothapur's land. Of the village's 251 hectares, 191 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 177 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (177 hectares). About 54 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 101 cultivators and 13 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 and an internet common service centre. 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

Mothapur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 7 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 Amarpur Bela, Lodipur, Balowal and Gobindpur.

What is the population of Mothapur?

The population of Mothapur was 711 at the 2011 census, living in 136 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Mothapur have?

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