GSS: Creating Mirpur Jattan

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Creating Mirpur Jattan

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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mirpur Jattan
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = pan
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.0611804|N|76.2233323|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district|Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar]]
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| elevation_m = 355
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 2383<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=35378|title=Mirpur Jattan Population per Census India|work=[[2011 Census of India]]}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 1221/1162 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| demographics1_title2 =
| demographics1_info2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 144515
| area_code_type = [[Telephone code]]
| area_code = 01823
| iso_code = IN-PB
| registration_plate =
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Post office]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Jadla]] (S.O)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-villagedirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_03.pdf|title=All India Pincode Directory|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|nawanshahr.nic.in}}
}}

'''Mirpur Jattan''' is a village in [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. It is located {{convert|3.3|km}} away from sub post office [[Jadla]], {{convert|15.3|km}} from [[Nawanshahr]], {{convert|22.3|km}} from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and {{convert|80.9|km}} from state capital [[Chandigarh]]. The village is administrated by [[Sarpanch]] an elected representative of the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf|title=List of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in SBS Nagar district|work=nawanshahr.gov.in (extract from Punjab Government Gazette)|access-date=28 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924184443/http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Demography ==
As of 2011, Mirpur Jattan has a total number of 465 houses and population of 2383 of which 1221 include are males while 1162 are females according to the report published by [[2011 Census of India|Census India in 2011]]. The [[Literacy|literacy rate]] of Mirpur Jattan is 77.97% lower than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 295 which is 12.38% of total population of Mirpur Jattan, and [[child sex ratio]] is approximately 1034 as compared to Punjab state average of 846.<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=103437|title=Child Sex Ratio in India (2001-2011)|work=pib.nic.in}}</ref>

Most of the people are from [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Caste]] which constitutes 45.20% of total population in Mirpur Jattan. The town does not have any [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Tribe]] population so far.<ref name=census />

As per the report published by Census India in 2011, 796 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Mirpur Jattan which includes 651 males and 145 females. According to census survey report 2011, 82.29% workers describe their work as main work and 17.71% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing [[livelihood]] for less than 6 months.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0305_PART_B_DCHB%20_SAHID%20BHAGAT%20SINGH%20NAGAR.pdf|title=District Census Handbook SBS Nagar|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>

== Education ==
The village has a Punjabi medium, co-ed upper primary with secondary school established in 1975.<ref name="SBSNP">{{cite web|url=http://www.sbsnagarpolice.com/Forms/School%20College%20of%20SBS%20Nagar.pdf|title=List of Schools and Colleges in SBS Nagar district|work=sbsnagarpolice.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icbse.com/schools/ghs-mirpur-jattan/03060406502|title=Details about GHS Mirpur Jattan|work=icbse.com}}</ref> The school provide [[Mid day meals|mid-day meal]] as per Indian [[Midday Meal Scheme]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssapunjab.org/mdm/|title=Mid Day Meal Society|work=ssapunjab.org}}</ref> As per [[Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act]] the school provide free education to children between the ages of 6 and 14. The village also has an KC Engineering College and Doaba Khalsa Trust Group Of Institutions are the nearest colleges.<ref name="SBSNP" /> Industrial Training Institute for women (ITI Nawanshahr) is {{convert|12.7|km}}. The village is {{convert|62|km}} away from Chandigarh University, {{convert|38|km}} from [[Indian Institute of Technology]] and {{convert|58|km}} away from [[Lovely Professional University]].

''List of schools nearby:''
*Guru Nanak Model School, Mirpur Jattan
*Dashmesh Model School, [[Kahma]]
*Govt Primary School, [[Kahlon, SBS Nagar|Kahlon]]
*Govt High School, [[Garcha, SBS Nagar|Garcha]]

== Homosexuality issue ==
In January 2006, The [[Gram panchayat|panchayat]] asked a female couple to leave the village after they suspected to be [[lesbian]]s by the villagers. According to the then [[sarpanch]] Balihar Singh, the women's had married each other but both women's denied being in a lesbian relationship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Panchayat-tells-lesbian-couple-to-leave-village/articleshow/1363892.cms|title=Panchayat tells 'lesbian' couple to leave village|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Transport ==
Nawanshahr train station is the nearest train station, however, [[Garhshankar]] Junction railway station is {{convert|28.7|km}} away from the village. [[Sahnewal Airport]] is the nearest domestic airport which located {{convert|60.7|km}} away in [[Ludhiana]] and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] is the second nearest airport which is {{convert|167|km}} away in [[Amritsar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Mirpur+Jattan,+Nawanshahr,+Punjab/Nawanshahr+Railway+Station,+Railway+Road,+Guru+Ravidas+Nagar,+Nawanshahr,+Punjab/Mirpur+Jattan,+Nawanshahr,+Punjab/Garhshankar+Junction,+Garhshankar-Hoshiarpur+Road,+Garhshankar,+Punjab/Mirpur+Jattan,+Nawanshahr,+Punjab/Ludhiana+Airport,+Ludhiana,+Punjab/Mirpur+Jattan,+Nawanshahr,+Punjab/Sri+Guru+Ram+Dass+Jee+International+Airport,+Raja+Sansi,+Punjab/@31.2760533,74.9805791,9z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m50!4m49!1m5!1m1!1s0x391aa5297f9712c3:0xff17a7ff07c3f228!2m2!1d76.228358!2d31.0606741!1m5!1m1!1s0x391abdc00733d547:0xb47c552bf41ad7ec!2m2!1d76.1089072!2d31.1216023!1m5!1m1!1s0x391aa5297f9712c3:0xff17a7ff07c3f228!2m2!1d76.228358!2d31.0606741!1m5!1m1!1s0x391abf70c8ccbed7:0xe1194be2a5ffb5d8!2m2!1d76.1385636!2d31.2240694!1m5!1m1!1s0x391aa5297f9712c3:0xff17a7ff07c3f228!2m2!1d76.228358!2d31.0606741!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a83a8f16dc85d:0x4d81be91b95ee708!2m2!1d75.9569956!2d30.8505353!1m5!1m1!1s0x391aa5297f9712c3:0xff17a7ff07c3f228!2m2!1d76.228358!2d31.0606741!1m5!1m1!1s0x39196609c25343eb:0x2284aab8b51ba16d!2m2!1d74.8066719!2d31.7055209!3e0|title=Distance from Mirpur Jattan (Multiple routes)|work= Google Map}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of villages in India]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.punjabtourism.gov.in/ Tourism of Punjab]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180804201629/http://punjabcensus.gov.in/ Census of Punjab]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161018231343/http://cept.gov.in/lbpsd/placesearch.aspx Locality Based PINCode]

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GSS: Creating Mirpur Jattan