Mehindipurਮਹਿੰਦੀਪੁਰ

Where is Mehindipur?

Mehindipur is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Mehandipur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032455, and it covers 200 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 15 people in Mehindipur: 8 men and 7 women, living in 3 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 200 hectares, the population density works out to about 8 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 875 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 2, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 10 people, about 67 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.43 per cent and women at 50 per cent. The census recorded 8 workers, about 53 per cent of the village. Of the 7 main workers, the largest group, 5, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehindipur's land. Of the village's 200 hectares, 162 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (162 hectares). About 38 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 3 cultivators and 0 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. 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. 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

Mehindipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 5 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 Siana, Mehmudpur Gadrian, Jagatpur and Jhungian.

What is the population of Mehindipur?

The population of Mehindipur was 15 at the 2011 census, living in 3 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Mehindipur have?

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