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Where is Adampur Mahotian?

Adampur Mahotian is a village in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Talwara community development block and is served by the Adampur--Mahotian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031283, and it covers 114 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 305 people in Adampur Mahotian: 155 men and 150 women, living in 66 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 114 hectares, the population density works out to about 268 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 968 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 31, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 98 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.71 per cent and women at 76.87 per cent. The census recorded 119 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 95 main workers, the largest group, 73, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 15 cultivators on their own land and 7 household industry workers. A further 24 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Adampur Mahotian's land. Of the village's 114 hectares, 36 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 31 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (29 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 15 cultivators and 4 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.

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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Adampur Mahotian is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Siri Pandain, Chingar Wan, Chak Mirpur and Bhera.

What is the population of Adampur Mahotian?

The population of Adampur Mahotian was 305 at the 2011 census, living in 66 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Adampur Mahotian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Adampur Mahotian has government schools from primary to middle school level. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.