Mahmudpurਮਹਿਮੂਦਪੁਰ

Where is Mahmudpur?

Mahmudpur is a village in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Mehmudpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032363, and it covers 147 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 761 people in Mahmudpur: 398 men and 363 women, living in 143 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 147 hectares, the population density works out to about 518 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 100, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 248 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.35 per cent and women at 70.57 per cent. The census recorded 260 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 244 main workers, the largest group, 132, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 92 cultivators on their own land and 14 agricultural labourers. A further 16 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mahmudpur's land. Of the village's 147 hectares, 137 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (137 hectares). About 9 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 92 cultivators and 20 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. 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 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

Mahmudpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tej Palana, Bhaipur, Buthgarh and Hedon.

What is the population of Mahmudpur?

The population of Mahmudpur was 761 at the 2011 census, living in 143 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Mahmudpur have?

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