ਬੀੜ ਮੇਹਸਮਪੁਰਬੀੜ ਮੇਹਸਮਪੁਰ

Where is Bir Mehsampur?

Bir Mehsampur is a village in Sangrur tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bhawani Garh, about 19 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhawanigarh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039669, and it covers 51 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 128 people in Bir Mehsampur: 68 men and 60 women, living in 23 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 51 hectares, the population density works out to about 251 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 6 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 77.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.25 per cent and women at 73.21 per cent. The census recorded 55 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 50 main workers, the largest group, 24, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 household industry workers and 11 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Mehsampur's land. Of the village's 51 hectares, 47 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (47 hectares). About 4 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 25 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bir Mehsampur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bhawani Garh, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Sangrur, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehsampur, Sakrodi, Jolian and Dialgarh.

What is the population of Bir Mehsampur?

The population of Bir Mehsampur was 128 at the 2011 census, living in 23 households in Sangrur tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Bir Mehsampur have?

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