Mehndipurਮਹਿੰਦੀਪੁਰ

Where is Mehndipur?

Mehndipur is a village in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rahon, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nawanshahr community development block and is served by the Mahindi Pur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032294, and it covers 73 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 84 people in Mehndipur: 48 men and 36 women, living in 20 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 73 hectares, the population density works out to about 115 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 750 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 75 people, about 89 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.1 per cent and women at 77.42 per cent. The census recorded 26 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 25 main workers, the largest group, 17, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 7 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 1 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 73 hectares, 70 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (70 hectares). About 3 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 7 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Mehndipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rahon, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Thathiala, Bahlur Kalan, Phul Makauri and Dilawarpur.

What is the population of Mehndipur?

The population of Mehndipur was 84 at the 2011 census, living in 20 households in Nawanshahr 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.