Mukandpurਮੁਕਂਡਪੁਰ

Where is Mukandpur?

Mukandpur is a village in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 4 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 039323, and it covers 65 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,896 people in Mukandpur: 994 men and 902 women, living in 362 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 65 hectares, the population density works out to about 2,917 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 907 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 274, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 692 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.19 per cent and women at 65.01 per cent. The census recorded 690 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 566 main workers, the largest group, 237, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 202 cultivators on their own land and 88 household industry workers. A further 124 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mukandpur's land. Of the village's 65 hectares, 58 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 42 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (42 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 216 cultivators and 47 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Mukandpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jawaharpur, Devinagar, Janetpur and Haripur kuran.

What is the population of Mukandpur?

The population of Mukandpur was 1,896 at the 2011 census, living in 362 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Mukandpur have?

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