Mirpurਮੀਰਪੁਰ

Where is Mirpur?

Mirpur is a village of Dera Bassi tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 19 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039261, and it covers 200 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 895 people in Mirpur: 470 men and 425 women, living in 169 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 200 hectares, the population density works out to about 448 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 81, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 493 people, about 55 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.72 per cent and women at 74.87 per cent. The census recorded 305 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 257 main workers, the largest group, 180, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 71 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 48 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mirpur's land. Of the village's 200 hectares, 177 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 119 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (119 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 89 cultivators and 11 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mirpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jarout, Ramgarh Urf Rurki, Sangotha and Dhire Majra.

What is the population of Mirpur?

The population of Mirpur was 895 at the 2011 census, living in 169 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Mirpur have?

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