Mehndipurਮਹਿੰਦੀਪੁਰ

Where is Mehndipur?

Mehndipur 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 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Natha Nangal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032419, and it covers 201 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 180 people in Mehndipur: 97 men and 83 women, living in 36 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 201 hectares, the population density works out to about 90 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 856 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 21, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 176 people, about 98 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.05 per cent and women at 60.56 per cent. The census recorded 59 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 56 main workers, the largest group, 56, were other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehndipur's land. Of the village's 201 hectares, 116 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (26 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (90 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 0 cultivators and 0 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 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Mehndipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 10 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 Natha Nangal, Surapur, Tandon and Kathgarh.

What is the population of Mehndipur?

The population of Mehndipur was 180 at the 2011 census, living in 36 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Mehndipur have?

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