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Where is Makandpur?

Makandpur is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028126, and it covers 64 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 179 people in Makandpur: 98 men and 81 women, living in 37 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 64 hectares, the population density works out to about 280 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 827 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.76 per cent and women at 83.12 per cent. The census recorded 47 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 42 main workers, the largest group, 26, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Makandpur's land. Of the village's 64 hectares, 54 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (54 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 27 cultivators and 5 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.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Makandpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chaguwala, Aluna and Singowal.

What is the population of Makandpur?

The population of Makandpur was 179 at the 2011 census, living in 37 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Makandpur have?

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