Mira is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district of Punjab, India. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the city of Sultanpur Lodhi, 25 kilometres (16 mi) away from district headquarter Kapurthala. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per the constitution of India and Panchayati raj (India).

Mira
Village
Mira is located in Punjab
Mira
Mira
Location in Punjab, India
Mira is located in India
Mira
Mira
Mira (India)
Coordinates: 31°15′26″N 75°12′15″E / 31.257115°N 75.204147°E / 31.257115; 75.204147
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictKapurthala
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
 • Other spokenHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144620
Telephone code01822
ISO 3166 codeIN-PB
Vehicle registrationPB-09
Websitekapurthala.gov.in

Demography

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According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Mira has 60 houses with the total population of 287 persons of which 141 are male and 146 females. Literacy rate of Mira is 66.67%, lower than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children in the age group 0–6 years is 38 which is 13.24% of the total population. Child sex ratio is approximately 1923, higher than the state average of 846.[1]

Population data

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Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 60 - -
Population 287 141 146
Child (0-6) 38 13 25
Schedule Caste 133 65 68
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 66.67 % 70.31 % 62.81 %
Total Workers 99 81 18
Main Worker 94 0 0
Marginal Worker 5 3 2

Work Profile

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In Mira village out of total population, 99 were engaged in work activities. 94.95% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.05% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 99 workers engaged in Main Work, 16 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 42 were Agricultural labourer.

Caste

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In Mira village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 46.34% of total population in Mira village. The village Mira currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

References

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  1. ^ "Mira". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

List of cities near the village

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Air travel connectivity

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The closest International airport to the village is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.

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