Mehmudpur Gadrianਮਹਿਮੂਦਪੁਰ ਗਡਰਿਆਂ

Where is Mehmudpur Gadrian?

Mehmudpur Gadrian 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 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032456, and it covers 188 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 403 people in Mehmudpur Gadrian: 200 men and 203 women, living in 82 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 188 hectares, the population density works out to about 214 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1015 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 39, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 81 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.15 per cent and women at 81.08 per cent. The census recorded 256 workers, about 64 per cent of the village. Of the 254 main workers, the largest group, 178, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 72 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehmudpur Gadrian's land. Of the village's 188 hectares, 129 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (100 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (29 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 73 cultivators and 1 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mehmudpur Gadrian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 3 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 Mehindipur, Jhungian, Siana and Mahitpur.

What is the population of Mehmudpur Gadrian?

The population of Mehmudpur Gadrian was 403 at the 2011 census, living in 82 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Mehmudpur Gadrian have?

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