Mehdudpur Urf Dugniਮਹਿਦੂਦਪੁਰ ਉਰਫ ਦੁੱਗਨੀ

Where is Mehdudpur Urf Dugni?

Mehdudpur Urf Dugni is a village of Dhuri tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhuri, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039632, and it covers 243 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,919 people in Mehdudpur Urf Dugni: 952 men and 967 women, living in 316 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 243 hectares, the population density works out to about 790 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1016 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 214, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 41 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.1 per cent and women at 54.49 per cent. The census recorded 696 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 499 main workers, the largest group, 290, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 139 cultivators on their own land and 54 agricultural labourers. A further 197 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehdudpur Urf Dugni's land. Of the village's 243 hectares, 216 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (216 hectares). About 27 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 159 cultivators and 80 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, 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. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mehdudpur Urf Dugni is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhuri, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dhuri, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bamal, Jati Majra, Daulatpur and Balamgarh.

What is the population of Mehdudpur Urf Dugni?

The population of Mehdudpur Urf Dugni was 1,919 at the 2011 census, living in 316 households in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Mehdudpur Urf Dugni have?

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