Mukarabpurਮੁਕਰਬਪੁਰ

Where is Mukarabpur?

Mukarabpur is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038840, and it covers 88 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 228 people in Mukarabpur: 113 men and 115 women, living in 35 households, an average of about 6.5 people per household. Spread over its 88 hectares, the population density works out to about 259 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1018 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 26, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 113 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.21 per cent and women at 77.36 per cent. The census recorded 74 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 73 main workers, the largest group, 30, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 28 agricultural labourers and 13 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mukarabpur's land. Of the village's 88 hectares, 80 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 30 cultivators and 29 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.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mukarabpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Manjitpura/Chamar Majra, Khanpur, Jatana and Fatehgarh.

What is the population of Mukarabpur?

The population of Mukarabpur was 228 at the 2011 census, living in 35 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Mukarabpur have?

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