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Where is Mirpur (Gurdaspur)?

Mirpur (Gurdaspur) is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and is served by the Mirpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028216, and it covers 50 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,524 people in Mirpur (Gurdaspur): 784 men and 740 women, living in 286 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 50 hectares, the population density works out to about 3,048 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 944 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 143, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,165 people, about 76 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.74 per cent and women at 73.66 per cent. The census recorded 561 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 472 main workers, the largest group, 451, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 15 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 89 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mirpur (Gurdaspur)'s land. Of the village's 50 hectares, 42 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (4 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (38 hectares). About 8 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 21 cultivators and 6 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mirpur (Gurdaspur) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sherpur, Zafarpur and Babowal.

What is the population of Mirpur (Gurdaspur)?

The population of Mirpur (Gurdaspur) was 1,524 at the 2011 census, living in 286 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Mirpur (Gurdaspur) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mirpur (Gurdaspur) has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.