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Where is Mitha?

Mitha is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 21 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and is served by the Bagrian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028489, and it covers 33 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 187 people in Mitha: 88 men and 99 women, living in 35 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 33 hectares, the population density works out to about 567 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1125 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 35 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.79 per cent and women at 57.14 per cent. The census recorded 51 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 23 main workers, the largest group, 23, were cultivators on their own land. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mitha's land. Of the village's 33 hectares, 30 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 27 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (27 hectares). About 3 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 23 cultivators and 22 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Mitha is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 21 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 Bagrian (714), Abha, Awana and Mochpur.

What is the population of Mitha?

The population of Mitha was 187 at the 2011 census, living in 35 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Mitha have?

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