Mahdipurਮਹਦੀਪੁਰ

Where is Mahdipur?

Mahdipur is a village of Nawanshahr tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nawansahar, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nawanshahr community development block and is served by the Mehandipur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032084, and it covers 132 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,007 people in Mahdipur: 504 men and 503 women, living in 203 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 132 hectares, the population density works out to about 763 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 998 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 92, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 580 people, about 58 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.73 per cent and women at 75.59 per cent. The census recorded 205 workers, about 20 per cent of the village. Of the 179 main workers, the largest group, 157, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 16 agricultural labourers and 5 cultivators on their own land. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mahdipur's land. Of the village's 132 hectares, 104 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (104 hectares). About 27 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 7 cultivators and 17 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mahdipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nawansahar, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kulam, Alachaur, Durgapur and Mubarkpur.

What is the population of Mahdipur?

The population of Mahdipur was 1,007 at the 2011 census, living in 203 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Mahdipur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mahdipur has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.