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Where is Mir Pur?

Mir Pur is a village of Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sirhind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032742, and it covers 215 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 545 people in Mir Pur: 303 men and 242 women, living in 110 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 215 hectares, the population density works out to about 253 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 799 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 48, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 337 people, about 62 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.82 per cent and women at 68.92 per cent. The census recorded 146 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 128 main workers, the largest group, 61, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 29 cultivators on their own land and 26 agricultural labourers. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mir Pur's land. Of the village's 215 hectares, 197 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (20 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (177 hectares). About 17 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 30 cultivators and 33 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mir Pur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sidhwan, Kharrah, Sunderpura and Sangatpura.

What is the population of Mir Pur?

The population of Mir Pur was 545 at the 2011 census, living in 110 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Mir Pur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mir Pur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.