Mehmudpurਮਹਿਮੂਦਪੁਰ

Where is Mehmudpur?

Mehmudpur is a village of Kharar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kharar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039113, and it covers 106 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 114 people in Mehmudpur: 61 men and 53 women, living in 24 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 106 hectares, the population density works out to about 108 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 869 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.74 per cent and women at 85.11 per cent. The census recorded 39 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 21 main workers, the largest group, 17, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 agricultural labourers. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehmudpur's land. Of the village's 106 hectares, 67 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 61 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (61 hectares). About 39 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 4 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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 a PDS ration shop and 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Mehmudpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kharar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Malikpur, Nabipur, Pannuan and Deh Kalan.

What is the population of Mehmudpur?

The population of Mehmudpur was 114 at the 2011 census, living in 24 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Mehmudpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mehmudpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.