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Where is Mehrampur?

Mehrampur is a village of Kharar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kurali, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039027, and it covers 132 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 553 people in Mehrampur: 287 men and 266 women, living in 118 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 132 hectares, the population density works out to about 419 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 927 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 57, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 98 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.06 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.02 per cent and women at 78.63 per cent. The census recorded 196 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 167 main workers, the largest group, 99, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 58 cultivators on their own land and 8 household industry workers. A further 29 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehrampur's land. Of the village's 132 hectares, 114 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (114 hectares). About 18 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 59 cultivators and 2 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Mehrampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kurali, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehrauli, Guno Majra, Khizarabad and Nangal.

What is the population of Mehrampur?

The population of Mehrampur was 553 at the 2011 census, living in 118 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Mehrampur have?

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