Muzaffarpurਮੁਜ਼ੱਫਰਪੁਰ

Where is Muzaffarpur?

Muzaffarpur is a village in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nawansahar, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nawanshahr community development block and is served by the Muzaffar Pur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032327, and it covers 265 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 775 people in Muzaffarpur: 394 men and 381 women, living in 153 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 265 hectares, the population density works out to about 292 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 967 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 80, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 348 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.56 per cent and women at 73.28 per cent. The census recorded 217 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 214 main workers, the largest group, 91, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 81 cultivators on their own land and 42 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Muzaffarpur's land. Of the village's 265 hectares, 257 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (257 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 82 cultivators and 43 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, an allopathic hospital and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Muzaffarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nawansahar, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Raksan, Majhoor, Charan and Patti Shahpur.

What is the population of Muzaffarpur?

The population of Muzaffarpur was 775 at the 2011 census, living in 153 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Muzaffarpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Muzaffarpur has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.