# Muridpur Village, Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar (Punjab)

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Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar 

# Muridpur

Muridpur is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144303**. The 2011 Census counted **336 people in 68 households**, the 193rd largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 336people (2011)
- 68households
- 76.6%literacy
- 144303PIN code

## Muridpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Muridpur is 144303.** Muridpur falls in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144303
- Gram panchayatMuridpur
- Community development blockBhogpur
- Census village code030514

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Muridpur from nearby towns?

- Jalandhar - Ii (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Kartarpur (nearest town)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Muridpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Muridpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhogpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhogpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Muridpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 91% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Muridpur

Of every 100 households in Muridpur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Muridpur · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**26%

Tap water ****20%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**33%

Use banking services ****62%**

**75%

Television ****67%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**51%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**13%

None of these assets ****4%**

**3%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Muridpur?

■ Muridpur · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**881

Working population ****44.3%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 71.6% for women. 61% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (30%) · **■** Household industry 9 (6%) · **■** Other work 53 (36%) · **■** Marginal 6 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jalandhar - II

- Dode364 people
- Gadaipur363 people
- Kureshian362 people
- Barchuhi341 people
- Bhattian335 people
- Abadan319 people
- Sandham309 people
- Sohalpur305 people

[All 241 villages in Jalandhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Muridpur?144303
- How far is Muridpur from Jalandhar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Muridpur?336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muridpur in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Muridpur?76.6% (Census 2011)