Mubarakpurਮੁਬਾਰਕਪੁਰ

Where is Mubarakpur?

Mubarakpur 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 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Paragpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032366, and it covers 62 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 76 people in Mubarakpur: 38 men and 38 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 62 hectares, the population density works out to about 123 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 76 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.46 per cent and women at 61.76 per cent. The census recorded 23 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 9 main workers, the largest group, 9, were cultivators on their own land. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mubarakpur's land. Of the village's 62 hectares, 41 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (41 hectares). About 18 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 10 cultivators and 13 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 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

Mubarakpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 14 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 Hedon, Sarangpur Panj Peda, Bhaipur and Arazidarya Bramad Paragpur.

What is the population of Mubarakpur?

The population of Mubarakpur was 76 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Mubarakpur have?

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